Baseball Recap: Harrisburg Cougars vs. East Pennsboro Panthers
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Harrisburg's offense. Their tough 15-0 loss to the East Pennsboro Panthers on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Harrisburg in their matchups with East Pennsboro: they've now lost eight in a row.
For East Pennsboro's part, Aaron Angelo made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Angelo was even better at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two triples, and five RBI. He hasn't dropped below three RBI for three straight games.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eric Foster, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brock Shaffer, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Harrisburg's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for East Pennsboro, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Harrisburg will be playing in front of their home fans against Trinity at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for East Pennsboro, they will head out on the road to face off against Middletown at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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