Baseball Preview: Donegal Indians vs. Manheim Central Barons
Donegal is 0-10 against Manheim Central since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Donegal Indians are on the road again to play the Manheim Central Barons at 4:15 p.m. Donegal will be strutting in after a win while Manheim Central will be coming in after a loss.
Donegal scored the most runs they've had all season to find success last Thursday. They put the hurt on Eastern York with a sharp 13-2 victory.
Devin Bailey and Chase Cornelius did most of the damage at the plate: Bailey scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Cornelius went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Condran Leland, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Manheim Central fell victim to a tough 16-3 defeat at the hands of Garden Spot on Thursday.
Carter Kyle and Ky Watson did some serious damage despite the final result: Kyle went 1-for-3 with a home run, while Watson got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a triple and a run.
The win got Donegal back to even at 2-2. As for Manheim Central, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.
Donegal couldn't quite finish off Manheim Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 3-1. Thankfully for Donegal, Jared Murray (who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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