The South Western Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Northeastern Bobcats at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. South Western is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
South Western will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 15) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Central Dauphin East out 5-3.
South Western got a great performance from Amanjeet Turka as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Turka has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Landen Eyster was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Berzonski, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Northeastern's offense. They fell just short of Red Lion by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, Northeastern's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Drew Barshinger was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Northeastern saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandt Johnson, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
South Western pushed their record up to 16-0 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Northeastern, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. South Western has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Northeastern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went South Western's way against Northeastern when the teams last played back in March as South Western made off with an 8-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Western since the squad 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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