Northern York entered their tilt with West Perry with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over the West Perry Mustangs on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Northern York has won by exactly two runs.
Ambrose Depasqua made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Depasqua has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Depasqua was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other pitching news, Collin McDonald tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned runs off ten hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Grady Bonin, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Northern York's victory bumped their record up to 7-10. As for West Perry, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-11.
Northern York will head out on the road to square off against Shippensburg 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. As for West Perry, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Greencastle-Antrim at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Greencastle-Antrim's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so West Perry's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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