Baseball Recap: Camp Hill Lions vs. Milton Hershey Spartans
Camp Hill had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They blew past the Milton Hershey Spartans 10-1. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Camp Hill has managed all season.
John Waldner tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Camp Hill let Jonathan Drawbaugh and Dom Tozzi loose on the outfield. Drawbaugh got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Tozzi got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Noah Doi was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
On Milton Hershey's side, Gage Thomas made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Milton Hershey didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Camp Hill's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs per game. As for Milton Hershey, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Camp Hill will square off against Middletown at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Camp Hill will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Milton Hershey, they will head out on the road to take on East Pennsboro at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. East Pennsboro is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
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