Baseball Recap: Palmyra Cougars vs. Carlisle Thundering Herd
Palmyra waltzed into their match on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Carlisle Thundering Herd 13-2. Palmyra might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five games by six runs or more this season.
Brayden Bown looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Palmyra got a massive performance out of Keegan Kleinfelter, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Nate Osteen was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
On Carlisle's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Brink, who went 1-for-1 with two RBI.
Palmyra's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs per game. As for Carlisle, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.
Palmyra didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 4-2 defeat vs. Exeter Township on the 15th. As for Carlisle, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Central Dauphin East at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Central Dauphin East hasn't scored more than two runs for six games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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