Baseball Preview: Middletown Blue Raiders vs. Hanover Nighthawks
The Middletown Blue Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Hanover Nighthawks at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Things were looking good for Middletown after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Trinity. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Middletown in their matchups with Trinity: they've now lost four in a row.
Middletown saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyson Leach, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Hanover was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell 11-7 to West York Area.
Anthony Steel was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Colton Miller was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Middletown's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Hanover, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Middletown suffered a grim 12-3 defeat to Hanover when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Middletown, Chase Roberts (who struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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