Baseball Preview: Penn Manor Comets vs. J.P. McCaskey Red Tornado
The Penn Manor Comets will head out on the road to take on the J.P. McCaskey Red Tornado at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Penn Manor is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Penn Manor fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Elizabethtown on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bears by a score of 6-5.
Oliver Hanna was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Cole Miller was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, J.P. McCaskey can finally bid farewell to their nine-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past Eastern York 6-5.
Penn Manor's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4. As for J.P. McCaskey, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-9.
Penn Manor took their win against J.P. McCaskey when the teams last played on April 5th by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Penn Manor since the squad 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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