Baseball Recap: Donegal Makes It Five in a Row at Home

It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Donegal ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out the Eastern Lebanon County Raiders 4-3. The win was familiar territory for the Indians, who have now won three matches in a row.

Chase Gerz looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.

Sawyer Floyd

Stolen Base

04/09/25 vs Cocalico	3
04/04/25 @ Elizabethtown	3
04/02/25 vs Octorara Area	3
04/23/25 vs Eastern Lebanon County	2
04/21/25 @ Octorara Area	2
+ 5 more games

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sawyer Floyd, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Donegal is 7-1 when Floyd posts two or more stolen bases, but 2-5 otherwise.

Donegal pushed their record up to 9-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Eastern Lebanon County, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-7.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Donegal will challenge Northern York at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Polar Bears' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so the Indians' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Eastern Lebanon County, they will face off against Conestoga Valley at 4:15 p.m. on Friday.