The Cranberry Area Berries will face off against the Rocky Grove Orioles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Cranberry Area is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
On Wednesday, Cranberry Area didn't have quite enough to beat Clarion-Limestone and fell 4-3.
Cranberry Area saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lincoln Galla, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Rocky Grove never let their opponents score on Thursday. They put the hurt on Cambridge Springs with a sharp 15-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Orioles, who have now won five matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Haydon Bevier and Isaac Grigsby made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Bevier pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Grigsby pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Bevier has become a key player for Rocky Grove: the team is undefeated when he allows at most three hits, but 4-8 otherwise. At the plate, Bevier went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and two runs, while Grigsby went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Those three RBI gave Bevier a new career-high.
In other batting news, Preston Keith and Aaron Wetjen did most of the damage at the plate: Keith went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while Wetjen got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Wetjen has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordy Jones, who got on base in both of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Rocky Grove always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Cranberry Area's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Rocky Grove, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-8.
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