Jersey Shore is 0-10 against Central Mountain since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Jersey Shore Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Central Mountain Wildcats at 4:30 p.m.
Jersey Shore is is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They lost 12-2 to Selinsgrove.
Jersey Shore saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Welshans, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Central Mountain can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. They put the hurt on Shamokin Area with a sharp 18-3 win. While fans of Central Mountain might be used to big wins, the 15-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Austin Frank tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over 4.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Central Mountain got a massive performance out of Connor Foltz, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Watt Probst, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI and a double.
Jersey Shore's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Central Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Jersey Shore has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Central Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Jersey Shore came up short against Central Mountain in their previous meeting back in April, falling 5-2. Will Jersey Shore have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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