The Northern Cambria Colts will square off against the Central Dragons at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Northern Cambria is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Penns Manor with a sharp 22-7 win on Tuesday. Considering Northern Cambria has won four contests by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Brady Hoover looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Brad Valeria was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Dolney, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Central waltzed into their game on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Golden Tigers 11-10.
The team relied heavily on Hunter Smith, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Lukas Black was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
The win made it two in a row for Northern Cambria and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for Central, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Thursday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Northern Cambria hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .333. However, it's not like Central struggles in that department as they've averaged .418. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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