Baseball Game Preview: Susquehanna Township HANNA vs. Bishop McDevitt Crusaders

HANNA

Runs

05/08/25 @ Middletown	6
05/02/25 @ York Suburban	15
04/28/25 @ East Pennsboro	1
04/28/25 @ East Pennsboro	3
+ 12 more games

The Susquehanna Township HANNA will challenge the Bishop McDevitt Crusaders at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Susquehanna Township is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.

Susquehanna Township fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Middletown on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Blue Raiders by a score of 7-6. The HANNA haven't had much luck with the Blue Raiders recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Torin Evans was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Bishop McDevitt was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They fell just short of Hershey by a score of 2-1.

Bishop McDevitt saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ish Palmer, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Palmer has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.

Bishop McDevitt has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last eight games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Susquehanna Township, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Susquehanna Township has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bishop McDevitt struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.

Susquehanna Township couldn't quite finish off Bishop McDevitt in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 and fell 4-2. Will the HANNA have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.