The Southern Rams will challenge the Allegany Campers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Southern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
While Southern's win against Mountain Ridge wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Rams narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Miners 6-4. The Rams haven't had any issues with the Miners recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Southern's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ben Lohr, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. Another was Jared Haskiel, who earned one RBI, one run, and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Allegany had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They walked away with an 11-6 win over the Vikings. Allegany's victory was all the more impressive since the Vikings were averaging only 2.64 runs allowed on the season.
Allegany's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Southern, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Everything went Southern's way against Allegany when the teams last played back in March, as Southern made off with an 11-3 win. Do the Rams have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Campers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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