Baseball Recap: Hanover Nighthawks vs. Delone Catholic Squires
Hanover was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They suffered a tough 13-2 loss at the hands of the Delone Catholic Squires. That's two games in a row now that Hanover has lost by exactly 11 runs.
Hanover saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Dell, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Carver Alvarez was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Delone Catholic's side, Matthew Mummert was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brady Dettinburn, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Hanover's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Delone Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Hanover will head out on the road to challenge York County Tech at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Hanover has given up an average of 11.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Delone Catholic, they will head out on the road to face off against Littlestown at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Littlestown's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Delone Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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