Baseball Preview: Cocalico Eagles vs. Eastern Lebanon County Raiders
Cocalico is 9-1 against Eastern Lebanon County since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Cocalico Eagles will be playing at home against the Eastern Lebanon County Raiders at 4:15 p.m. Cocalico is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Cocalico came up short against Manheim Central and fell 8-3.
Cocalico saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zac Brown, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Eastern Lebanon County has not done well against Donegal recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Eastern Lebanon County had just enough and edged Donegal out 7-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Eastern Lebanon County.
Gavin Bicher made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Bicher was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Cocalico's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Eastern Lebanon County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season.
Cocalico came out on top in a nail-biter against Eastern Lebanon County when the teams last played on April 5th, sneaking past 5-4. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bicher, who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cocalico still be able to contain Bicher? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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