Baseball Recap: Central Dauphin East Takes a Loss

Central Dauphin East made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Carlisle, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Panthers fell just short of the Thundering Herd by a score of 5-3 on Thursday. The Panthers' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it 14 in a row.

Colin McDonel was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.

Jeison Lista

Runs

03/17/25 @ York Suburban	3
05/08/25 @ Carlisle	2
03/20/25 vs Milton Hershey	2
04/30/25 @ Palmyra	1
04/17/25 vs Northeastern	1
+ 1 more games

On the hitting side, Jeison Lista made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two runs and two doubles. Central Dauphin East is 2-1 when Lista posts two or more runs, but 0-14 otherwise.

Central Dauphin East's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Carlisle, their win bumped their record up to 6-13.

Coming up, Central Dauphin East will be playing in front of their home fans against Lower Dauphin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Falcons will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something the Panthers surely won't give up without a fight. As for Carlisle, they will be playing at home against Waynesboro at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.