Baseball Preview: Eastern Lebanon County Raiders vs. Donegal Indians
The Eastern Lebanon County Raiders are on the road again on Friday to play the Donegal Indians at 4:15 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eastern Lebanon County will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Manheim Central, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Eastern Lebanon County walked away with a 7-2 win over Manheim Central on Wednesday.
Morgan Shanaman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits.
On the hitting side, Eastern Lebanon County let Kody Boyer and Colin Bogart loose on the outfield. Boyer scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Bogart scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Bogart is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, Donegal got the win against Octorara Area on Wednesday by a conclusive 8-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Donegal.
Devin Bailey was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Shaun DiBello, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Eastern Lebanon County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Donegal, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4.
Eastern Lebanon County came out on top in a nail-biter against Donegal when the teams last played on Saturday, sneaking past 7-5. Does Eastern Lebanon County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Donegal turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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