Baseball Preview: Central Dauphin Rams vs. Cumberland Valley Eagles
Central Dauphin has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Cumberland Valley Eagles at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Central Dauphin's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Cumberland Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Tuesday, Central Dauphin made easy work of Red Land and carried off a 9-2 victory.
The team relied heavily on Logan Snyder, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Scaringi, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Cumberland Valley unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Altoona.
Cumberland Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaden Schoenly, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Central Dauphin is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Cumberland Valley, they dropped their record down to 10-5 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Central Dauphin has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cumberland Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Central Dauphin beat Cumberland Valley 5-0 in their previous meeting back in April. Does Central Dauphin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cumberland Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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