Weekend slate packed

Want to check out some of the top teams in the Mid-Penn before the predicted stormy weather hits the midstate early next week? Here's three games spaced far enough apart over two days that the serious baseball enthusiast can catch:

Friday
Mechanicsburg at Hershey, 4 -- In the ever changing Mid-Penn Keystone Division, this is a vital game to decide who enters next week in the driver's seat. Hershey is tied for first while Mechanicsburg and Gettysburg are one game back. Mechanicsburg survived Gettysburg, 5-4, earlier this week to stay within striking distance of the top spot.

Saturday
Bishop McDevitt at Boiling Springs, noon -- Trinity split with Mid-Penn Keystone member Bishop McDevitt and also split with Capital rival Boiling Springs. The Bubblers used only one pitcher Wednesday in a nine-inning loss to the Shamrocks. The Crusaders have rebounded from a hot and cold start and come in off a nice 5-1 win over Palmyra.

Cedar Cliff vs. Red Land at Commerce Bank Park, City Island, 6:30 -- This one needs no introduction. It's Cedar Cliff vs. Red Land under the lights. The Patriots swept Cedar Cliff on their way to the Mid-Penn Commonwealth title last year. D.J. Rowe tossed a complete-game Wednesday in a win over CV, which bodes well for a young Colts staff. Here's the dilemma for Red Land coach Kyle Wagner: Throw ace Kyle Otstot against the Colts or save him for Monday against Chambersburg, with whom the Patriots are tied with for first in the division?