After three games on the road, Susquenita is heading back home. They will take on the East Juniata Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. East Juniata took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Susquenita, who comes in off a win.
Susquenita's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Greenwood as Susquenita made off with an 11-0 victory.
Chanse Fisher tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Derek Gibney was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jon Erdossy, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, East Juniata was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Upper Dauphin Area by a score of 3-2. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs East Juniata has scored all season.
East Juniata saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kelton Bonnell, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Susquenita's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3. As for East Juniata, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Susquenita has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like East Juniata struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Susquenita couldn't quite finish off East Juniata in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 7-5. Can Susquenita avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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