Baseball Preview: East Pennsboro Panthers vs. Steelton-Highspire Steamrollers
East Pennsboro is 10-0 against Steelton-Highspire since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The East Pennsboro Panthers will be playing at home against the Steelton-Highspire Steamrollers at 4:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (East Pennsboro has five straight wins, Steelton-Highspire has 22 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
East Pennsboro can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. They put the hurt on Susquehanna Township with a sharp 16-6 victory.
Isaac Gilbert was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gilbert was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Aaron Angelo was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Lucas Martz, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Steelton-Highspire fell victim to Milton Hershey and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 15-0 to the Spartans. That's two games in a row now that Steelton-Highspire has lost by exactly 15 runs.
Steelton-Highspire saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taevon Legrande, who went 1-for-1 with two stolen bases.
East Pennsboro's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-2. As for Steelton-Highspire, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Steelton-Highspire's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: East Pennsboro has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.1 hits per game. It's a different story for Steelton-Highspire, though, as they've been averaging 10.5. Given East Pennsboro's sizable advantage in that area, Steelton-Highspire will need to find a way to close that gap.
East Pennsboro took their victory against Steelton-Highspire in their previous matchup on April 9th by a conclusive 21-0. Will East Pennsboro repeat their success, or does Steelton-Highspire have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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