Baseball Preview: Eastern Lebanon County Raiders vs. Manheim Central Barons
Eastern Lebanon County is 2-8 against Manheim Central since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Eastern Lebanon County Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Manheim Central Barons at 4:15 p.m.
Eastern Lebanon County fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Garden Spot on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 7-6.
Gavin Bicher made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and a double. Braden Gettle was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Manheim Central earned a 5-2 win over Octorara Area on Wednesday.
Manheim Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cam Thompson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nolan Book, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Eastern Lebanon County's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Manheim Central, their victory bumped their record up to 10-7.
Eastern Lebanon County was able to grind out a solid win over Manheim Central in their previous meeting last Wednesday, winning 7-2. Will Eastern Lebanon County repeat their success, or does Manheim Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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