Baseball Game Preview: Susquehanna Township HANNA vs. East Pennsboro Panthers

The Susquehanna Township HANNA will take on the East Pennsboro Panthers at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Susquehanna Township sitting on three straight victories and East Pennsboro on six.

Susquehanna Township barely beat Milton Hershey the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Susquehanna Township never let Milton Hershey get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Monday. The HANNA might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by eight runs or more this season.

Susquehanna Township saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Hertz, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another was Torin Evans, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, East Pennsboro sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over Middletown on Monday. The three-run effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

East Pennsboro pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Susquehanna Township, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Susquehanna Township has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like East Pennsboro struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.

Susquehanna Township might still be hurting after the 16-6 defeat they got from East Pennsboro when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Susquehanna Township avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.