Baseball Game Preview: Gettysburg Warriors vs. Spring Grove Rockets

The Gettysburg Warriors will head out to square off against the Spring Grove Rockets at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Gettysburg's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Spring Grove's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Gettysburg's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Central Dauphin East. The Warriors haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Meanwhile, Spring Grove fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Susquehannock on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Rockets have suffered since May 6, 2024.

Holden Gobrecht and Abrum Dull did some serious damage despite the final result: Gobrecht got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and one stolen base, while Dull got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That stolen base was Gobrecht's first of the season. Konner Marshall was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

Spring Grove has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-6-1 record this season. As for Gettysburg, their win bumped their record up to 10-2.

Gettysburg was able to grind out a solid victory over Spring Grove in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, winning 5-0. Do the Warriors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rockets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.