Baseball Preview: Carlisle Thundering Herd vs. Hershey Trojans
Carlisle and Hershey are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Carlisle Thundering Herd will head out on the road to challenge the Hershey Trojans at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Wednesday, Carlisle suffered a tough 10-3 loss at the hands of Lower Dauphin. Carlisle has struggled against Lower Dauphin recently, as their matchup on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Bradyn Sober made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Swartz, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Hershey unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak dating back to last season on Wednesday. They fell just short of Mechanicsburg by a score of 2-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Hershey has scored all season.
Hershey also got a good showing from Clark Green, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Hershey saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danny Nelson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Carlisle's record is now 4-4. As for Hershey, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-1.
Carlisle came up short against Hershey in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 6-1. Thankfully for Carlisle, Patrick Scheib (who struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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