Cambridge Springs is 9-1 against Youngsville since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Cambridge Springs Devils will head out on the road to take on the Youngsville Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Cambridge Springs will be strutting in after a victory while Youngsville will be coming in after a loss.
Last Wednesday, Cambridge Springs had just enough and edged Eisenhower out 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cambridge Springs.
Cambridge Springs' win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Ross, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Youngsville's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell 11-6 to Saegertown.
Nathan Lucks was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. Lucks was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Youngsville lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Cambridge Springs' victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Youngsville, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Cambridge Springs has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Youngsville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Cambridge Springs suffered a grim 10-4 defeat to Youngsville when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lucks, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that Cambridge Springs knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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