The Eastern York Golden Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Littlestown Thunderbolts at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Eastern York lost 12-6 to Bermudian Springs on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for Eastern York in their matchups with Bermudian Springs: they've now lost four in a row.
Eastern York got a good showing from Anthony DiNardi, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Carter Foote-Renwick was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Parker Strayer, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Eastern York didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bermudian Springs only tossed five.
Meanwhile, Littlestown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of West York Area by a score of 3-2. That's two games in a row now that Littlestown has lost by just one run.
Brandon Clabaugh spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on six hits.
At the plate, Ryan Jones was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Eastern York's record is now 5-9. As for Littlestown, their record is now 7-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Eastern York has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Littlestown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Eastern York couldn't quite finish off Littlestown in their previous meeting on April 5th and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Littlestown's Jacob Dennis, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Now that Eastern York 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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