The Bishop McCort Crushers will be playing at home against the Central Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Bishop McCort was able to grind out a solid victory over Greater Johnstown, taking the game 9-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Bishop McCort.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Central sidestepped Penns Valley Area for a 7-6 win.
Central got a great performance from Coltin Harbaugh as he struck out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up six earned runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Jay Hoenstine was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Wyatt Dilling was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Bishop McCort has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Central, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6.
Bishop McCort couldn't quite finish off Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 4-2. Thankfully for Bishop McCort, Kaleb Mountain (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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