Baseball Game Preview: Bishop McDevitt Crusaders vs. Central Dauphin East Panthers

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Previous Games

04/30/24 - Home	5-4 W
04/22/24 - Away	15-2 W
05/02/23 - Away	14-0 W
04/05/23 - Home	3-5 L
05/18/22 - Away	11-0 W
+ 5 more games

Bishop McDevitt is 9-1 against Central Dauphin East since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. Bishop McDevitt will host Central Dauphin East at 4:15 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.

Bishop McDevitt came up short against Lower Dauphin on Monday, falling 14-1.

Bishop McDevitt saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Shroy, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, Central Dauphin East came up short against Hershey on Monday and fell 5-1. That's two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by exactly four runs.

Jibreel Long was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits.

Bishop McDevitt's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Central Dauphin East, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bishop McDevitt has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Central Dauphin East struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.

Bishop McDevitt came out on top in a nail-biter against Central Dauphin East in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 5-4. Will Bishop McDevitt repeat their success, or does Central Dauphin East has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.