Baseball Game Preview: Mechanicsburg Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 2:19pm

Baseball Preview: Mechanicsburg Wildcats vs. Hershey Trojans

The Mechanicsburg Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Hershey Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mechanicsburg is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.

On Tuesday, Mechanicsburg got the win against Carlisle by a conclusive 8-1.

Meanwhile, Hershey fell victim to Gettysburg and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Hershey's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Mechanicsburg's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-0-1. As for Hershey, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.

Mechanicsburg skirted past Hershey 2-1 in their previous meeting back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hershey's Clark Green, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mechanicsburg still be able to contain Green? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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