Softball Game Preview: Lower Dauphin Falcons vs. Carlisle Thundering Herd

Lower Dauphin is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Carlisle is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Falcons will host the Thundering Herd at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Lower Dauphin is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.

Lower Dauphin's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Palmyra with a sharp 14-0 victory. The Falcons haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

Meanwhile, Carlisle unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Red Land by a score of 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Thundering Herd have suffered since April 10, 2024.

Lower Dauphin's victory bumped their record up to 11-5. As for Carlisle, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-2-1.

Lower Dauphin was able to grind out a solid win over Carlisle in their previous meeting on April 8th, winning 4-1. Will the Falcons repeat their success, or do the Thundering Herd have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.