
Blue Devils
04/07/25 vs Holy Cross | 15-0 |
04/04/25 @ Western Wayne | 1-3 |
04/03/25 vs Mid Valley | 1-7 |
03/30/25 @ West Scranton | 6-4 |
03/27/25 @ Pittston | 3-11 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Old Forge). They never let the Holy Cross Crusaders get on the board and left with a 15-0 win on Monday. With that victory, the Blue Devils brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Jake Bartnikowski made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Bartnikowski was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Frank Pero was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI. Those two triples gave him a new career-high. TJ DiMattia was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Old Forge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .481. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
The win got Old Forge back to even at 3-3. As for Holy Cross, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Old Forge is set to take on their familiar foe Honesdale at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Holy Cross will face off against rival Western Wayne at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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