Baseball Preview: Central Dauphin Rams vs. Altoona Mountain Lions
Central Dauphin is 6-1 against Altoona since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Central Dauphin Rams will head out on the road to take on the Altoona Mountain Lions at 4:15 p.m. Central Dauphin is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Central Dauphin will head into Thursday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by seven) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Cumberland Valley 2-0.
Not much got past Nate Payne, who gave up just four hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Cumberland Valley off the board. Payne has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Central Dauphin saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jace Collins, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Altoona gave up the first runs on Saturday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Red Land by a score of 9-5 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Tanner Stroup was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Stroup was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Connor Sanders, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Central Dauphin has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Altoona, their record now sits at 10-6.
Central Dauphin took their victory against Altoona in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 8-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central Dauphin since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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