Baseball Preview: Manheim Central Barons vs. Cocalico Eagles
Manheim Central is 9-1 against Cocalico since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Manheim Central Barons will look to defend their home field against the Cocalico Eagles at 4:15 p.m. Manheim Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
On Friday, Manheim Central got the win against Eastern Lebanon County by a conclusive 13-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Manheim Central.
Manheim Central got a great performance from Colin Connelly as he pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Ky Watson was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nolan Book, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Cocalico's offense. They lost 8-0 to Garden Spot on Thursday. Cocalico has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cocalico saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dane Horning, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Manheim Central pushed their record up to 11-7 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Cocalico, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
Manheim Central was able to grind out a solid win over Cocalico in their previous meeting back in April, winning 8-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cocalico's Trent Dickson, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Manheim Central still be able to contain Dickson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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