Baseball Recap: East Pennsboro Panthers vs. Middletown Blue Raiders
East Pennsboro came tearing into Monday's matchup with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.9 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Middletown Blue Raiders and snuck past 3-2. That's more bragging rights for East Pennsboro, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Niko Thalassinos spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, East Pennsboro saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Gilbert, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and a double. Eric Foster was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
East Pennsboro pushed their record up to 16-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Middletown, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
East Pennsboro will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Greencastle-Antrim at 4:15 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Greencastle-Antrim: 3.3, East Pennsboro: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Middletown, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Milton Hershey at 4:30 p.m. Middletown is facing Milton Hershey at the right time seeing as Milton Hershey is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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