On Friday, Blue Mountain faced Selinsgrove in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Blue Mountain Eagles wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-4 walloping at the hands of the Selinsgrove Seals. It was the first time this season that Blue Mountain let down their fans at home.
For Selinsgrove's part, Joshua Domaracki made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Domaracki has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Domaracki was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Tucker Teats was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Benjamin Gearhart was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Blue Mountain's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-2. As for Selinsgrove, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Blue Mountain will head out on the road to square off against Pottsville at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Blue Mountain's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Pottsville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Selinsgrove, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Milton at 2:00 p.m. Milton has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.56 runs per game on average), something Selinsgrove will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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