Cochranton and Youngsville are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Cochranton Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Youngsville Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cochranton will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
On Monday, Cochranton came up short against Eisenhower and fell 8-4.
Cochranton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaiah Long, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Trent Hoban, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Youngsville gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They blew past Iroquois 15-5.
Talon Mesel was a standout: he scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. James Johnson was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Cochranton's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Youngsville, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cochranton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Youngsville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Cochranton couldn't quite finish off Youngsville in their previous meeting back in March and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Youngsville's Nathan Lucks, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that Cochranton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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