The Old Forge Blue Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Mountain View Eagles at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Old Forge's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Mountain View's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Old Forge proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by eight) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Honesdale out 5-3.
TJ DiMattia made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. DiMattia was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
DiMattia wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Luke Olivieri, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Mountain View was handed a two-point defeat in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Elk Lake on Saturday. Mountain View blew past Elk Lake 8-2.
Riley Jagger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ziggy Bradford, who scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Barnes, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Old Forge's record now sits at 2-4. As for Mountain View, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Old Forge couldn't quite finish off Mountain View in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 3-1. Can Old Forge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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