The Northern York Polar Bears will venture away from home to face off against the James Buchanan Rockets at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games Northern York has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Northern York is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Shippensburg by a score of 7-6 on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Polar Bears in their meetings with the Greyhounds: they've now lost three in a row.
Oskar Dees made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. Another player making a difference was Ryland Yinger, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, James Buchanan hadn't done well against Waynesboro recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Rockets came out on top against the Indians by a score of 6-3.
Jake Miller was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Jimmy Bell and Hayden Sanchez did most of the damage at the plate: Bell scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Sanchez went 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Northern York's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for James Buchanan, their record is now 6-4-1.
Northern York came out on top in a nail-biter against James Buchanan when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Polar Bears 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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