Baseball Preview: Eastern Lebanon County Raiders vs. Cocalico Eagles
Eastern Lebanon County has been on the road for four straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Cocalico Eagles at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. 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.
Eastern Lebanon County lost 10-2 to Donegal on Friday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Eastern Lebanon County has scored all season.
Eastern Lebanon County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samuel Bechtel, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Cocalico came into Friday's match having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Octorara Area 2-1.
Trent Dickson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Dickson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Eastern Lebanon County's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-6. As for Cocalico, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-10.
Eastern Lebanon County took their win against Cocalico in their previous matchup on Monday by a conclusive 9-2. Will Eastern Lebanon County repeat their success, or does Cocalico have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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