The Cedar Cliff Colts will square off against the Manheim Township Blue Streaks at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Cedar Cliff 2.5, Manheim Township 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Cedar Cliff's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Chambersburg, sneaking past 2-0.
The result came thanks to Peyton Price's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Cedar Cliff saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Anastasi, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Grant Enders also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Manheim Township, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over J.P. McCaskey on Wednesday.
Jack Kenneff was a standout: he scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Derderian, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Manheim Township kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Cedar Cliff's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Manheim Township, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-4.
Cedar Cliff took their victory against Manheim Township in their previous matchup back in March of 2017 by a conclusive 11-0 score. Will the Colts repeat their success, or do the Blue Streaks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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