The Shenango Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Northgate Flames at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Shenango barely beat Wilmington the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Wildcats put the hurt on the Greyhounds with a sharp 10-1 win on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Wildcats sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Joey Campoli and Trey Ross made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Campoli pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Meanwhile, Ross tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Campoli went 3-for-5 with two doubles, while Ross scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Shenango got a massive performance out of AJ Ferilla, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. That stolen base marked the first that Ferilla snagged this season. Ricky Zeigler was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Shenango hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northgate). They never let Aliquippa get on the board and left with a 24-0 victory on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Shenango's record is now 4-1. As for Northgate, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 3-5.
Shenango took their win against Northgate in their previous meeting back in May of 2021 by a conclusive 9-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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