The Shikellamy Braves will head out to take on the South Williamsport Mountaineers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Shikellamy is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Williamsport hit Shikellamy with a seven-run sixth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Braves lost 10-0 to the Millionaires.
Shikellamy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chayse Snyder, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
South Williamsport couldn't beat Towanda on Tuesday even though they stacked five runs on them in the fourth inning. The Mountaineers fell just short of the Black Knights by a score of 11-10.
Tadd Lusk and Torin Haug stepped up to the plate in a big way. Lusk went 2-for-5 with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI, while Haug got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Lusk is becoming a predictor of South Williamsport's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 2-5 when he doesn't). Jaymes Carpenter also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Shikellamy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for South Williamsport, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
Shikellamy suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to South Williamsport when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Braves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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