Baseball Preview: Octorara Area Braves vs. Kennard-Dale Rams
Octorara Area is 0-3 against Kennard-Dale since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Octorara Area Braves will head out on the road to face off against the Kennard-Dale Rams at 4:15 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Octorara Area sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over J.P. McCaskey.
Aidan Marsh was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. Marsh was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Marsh is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
Marsh wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carlin Kinkaid, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Kennard-Dale was handed a two-point defeat in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Hanover on Monday. Kennard-Dale never let Hanover onto the board and left with a 10-0 win.
Kennard-Dale got a big performance out of Micah Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Gio Sisti, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Octorara Area's victory ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-2. As for Kennard-Dale, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Octorara Area suffered a grim 12-4 defeat to Kennard-Dale in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Octorara Area avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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