Baseball Recap: Upper Dauphin Area snaps five-game streak of losses at home

By Team Reports Apr 11, 2024, 3:09am

Baseball Recap: Upper Dauphin Area Trojans vs. Juniata Indians

Upper Dauphin Area won the last time they faced Juniata, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Upper Dauphin Area Trojans narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Juniata Indians 3-2.

Nolan Schreffler was excellent, going 3-for-4 with a triple and a run. Another player making a difference was Colt Bellis, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

On Juniata's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daylyn Kennedy, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Upper Dauphin Area's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Juniata, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.

Upper Dauphin Area will head out on the road to square off against Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season. As for Juniata, they will be playing at home against Greenwood at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Juniata is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.

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