Baseball Preview: Donegal Indians vs. Cocalico Eagles
After four games on the road, Donegal is heading back home. They will take on the Cocalico Eagles at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
While Donegal has not struggled against Manheim Central recently, they managed to flip the script on Friday. Donegal sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Manheim Central.
Donegal saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shaun DiBello, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Gerz, who scored a run and stole three bases.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Cocalico sidestepped Solanco for a 3-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cocalico.
Alex Fox spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brayden Burkholder, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Donegal now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Cocalico, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Donegal has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cocalico struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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