Preview: East Pennsboro Panthers vs. Trinity Shamrocks
East Pennsboro is 9-1 against Trinity since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The East Pennsboro Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Trinity Shamrocks at 4:15 p.m. East Pennsboro will be strutting in after a victory while Trinity will be coming in after a defeat.
East Pennsboro had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They skirted past Selinsgrove 8-6.
Ryan Stover tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lucas Martz, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Andrew Seibert was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Trinity had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Greencastle-Antrim on Friday.
Tim Cloak was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Ayden Thelen made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Trinity didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Greencastle-Antrim only tossed three.
East Pennsboro took their win against Trinity when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-2. Will East Pennsboro repeat their success, or does Trinity have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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