Baseball Preview: Mechanicsburg Wildcats vs. Palmyra Cougars
Mechanicsburg and Palmyra are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Mechanicsburg Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Palmyra Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mechanicsburg took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Bishop McDevitt a 3-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Palmyra narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Gettysburg 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Palmyra.
Mechanicsburg's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-1-1. As for Palmyra, their victory bumped their record up to 11-7.
Mechanicsburg skirted past Palmyra 2-0 in their previous meeting back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Palmyra's Jonathan Strohecker, who struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mechanicsburg still be able to contain Strohecker? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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