Baseball Preview: Chambersburg Trojans vs. Central Dauphin Rams
Chambersburg is 2-8 against Central Dauphin since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Chambersburg Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Central Dauphin Rams at 4:15 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Friday, Chambersburg came up short against Greencastle-Antrim and fell 4-1. Chambersburg has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Chambersburg got a good showing from Ryan Schellhase, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Chambersburg saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Brown, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Central Dauphin narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Cedar Cliff 2-1.
Nate Payne spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Chambersburg's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Central Dauphin, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Chambersburg suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Central Dauphin in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Chambersburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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