Northern York is preparing for their first conference matchup of the season on Monday. They will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the James Buchanan Rockets at 4:15 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northern York is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Spring Grove. Northern York had just enough and edged out Spring Grove 5-4 last Tuesday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Polar Bears as it put an end to their three-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Collin McDonald made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).
McDonald wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Owen Mains, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance gave Mains a new career-high in hits. Another was Jacob Yost, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, everything went James Buchanan's way against Littlestown on Wednesday as James Buchanan made off with an 11-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rockets.
The team relied heavily on Bryson Bennett, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Jimmy Bell, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
James Buchanan always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Littlestown only posted an OBP of .276.
Northern York came up short against James Buchanan in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 6-3. Can Northern York avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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