Baseball Preview: South Western Mustangs vs. Central Dauphin East Panthers
The South Western Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Central Dauphin East Panthers at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Western has 15 straight wins, Central Dauphin East has 16 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
South Western can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-0 margin over William Penn. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for South Western considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Brendan Coulson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Coulson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Coulson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Colby Bealing was incredible, going 1-for-1 with a home run and three RBI. Amanjeet Turka was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Central Dauphin East lost 9-3 to Palmyra on Thursday.
South Western's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-0. As for Central Dauphin East, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14.
South Western came out on top in a nail-biter against Central Dauphin East when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Western since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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