Baseball Preview: Hershey Trojans vs. Susquehanna Township HANNA
The Hershey Trojans will be playing at home against the Susquehanna Township HANNA at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Hershey's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Susquehanna Township's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Susquehanna Township is hoping to do on Tuesday what Bishop McDevitt couldn't on Monday: put an end to Hershey's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Hershey blew past Bishop McDevitt 10-2.
Clark Green tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Bennett Sheppard and Nick Wetherhold did most of the damage at the plate: Sheppard scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Wetherhold scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Blake Umberger, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Susquehanna Township didn't have quite enough to beat Bishop McDevitt on Saturday and fell 4-2. Susquehanna Township has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Susquehanna Township saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lestel Perez, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Hershey's victory bumped their record up to 13-6. As for Susquehanna Township, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Hershey was able to grind out a solid win over Susquehanna Township in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 8-5. Does Hershey have another victory up their sleeve, or will Susquehanna Township turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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