Softball Preview: Carlisle Thundering Herd vs. Lower Dauphin Falcons
The Carlisle Thundering Herd will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Lower Dauphin Falcons at 4:15 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Carlisle is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by an 18-4 margin over Palmyra on Monday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Carlisle with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Lower Dauphin entered their tilt with Hershey with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Trojans 6-5.
Carissa Wenner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on nine hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lower Dauphin let Katelyn Strawser and Anece Zubler loose on the outfield. Strawser scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Zubler scored a run while going 2-for-2. Jules Wychunas was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
The win made it two in a row for Carlisle and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Lower Dauphin, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4.
Carlisle couldn't quite finish off Lower Dauphin when the teams last played back in April and fell 8-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lower Dauphin's Lyllee Schmidt, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Now that Carlisle knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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