Baseball Preview: Solanco Golden Mules vs. Manheim Township Blue Streaks
The Solanco Golden Mules will play host again on Saturday to welcome the Manheim Township Blue Streaks, where first pitch is scheduled at 10:30 a.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Solanco's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Elizabethtown.
The team relied heavily on Chase Sensenig, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Underwood, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Manheim Township entered their tilt with Warwick with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They skirted past the Warriors 6-5. That's two games straight that Manheim Township has won by just one run.
Traeton Sauder was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Sauder has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sauder was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Andrew Flury was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Josh Boll was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Solanco's win bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Manheim Township, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Solanco came up short against Manheim Township in their previous matchup back in March, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Manheim Township's Braden Leed, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Now that Solanco knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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