Titusville is 0-3 against Warren since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Titusville Rockets will head out on the road to take on the Warren Dragons at 4:00 p.m. Titusville will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
On Thursday, Titusville got the win against Corry by a conclusive 12-2. With that win, Titusville brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Kameron Mong was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Mong was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Nate Stearns and Mason Titus did most of the damage at the plate: Stearns scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while Titus scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Hunter Obert was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Warren narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Seneca 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Warren.
Like Titusville, Warren also got a great game from a two-way player: Aidan Zdarko. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Zdarko was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Zdarko wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brady Shene, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Titusville's record is now 7-11. As for Warren, their record now sits at 5-9.
Titusville might still be hurting after the 16-7 defeat they got from Warren in their previous matchup back in May of 2018. Thankfully for Titusville, Derek Knapp (who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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