Softball Game Preview: Hershey Trojans vs. Central Dauphin East Panthers

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Previous Games

03/31/25 - Away	21-1 W
05/12/23 - Home	10-0 W
04/04/23 - Away	27-10 W
04/25/19 - Away	22-5 W
04/01/19 - Home	8-11 L
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Hershey and Central Dauphin East are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Trojans will host the Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hershey has three straight wins, Central Dauphin East has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Hershey will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Lower Dauphin, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Trojans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over the Falcons on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Central Dauphin East fell victim to Red Land and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Patriots, falling 19-0.

Hershey now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Central Dauphin East, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.

Hershey took their win against Central Dauphin East in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 21-1 score. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.