Softball Game Preview: Littlestown Thunderbolts vs. Hanover Nighthawks

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Previous 5 Games

03/20/26 - Away	15-0 W
04/14/25 - Away	18-0 W
03/21/25 - Home	15-0 W
03/27/19 - Home	16-1 W
03/31/16 - Home	15-0 W

Littlestown is a perfect 5-0 against Hanover since March of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Thunderbolts will be playing in front of their home fans against the Nighthawks at 3:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.

On Friday, Littlestown got the win against Delone Catholic by a conclusive 13-3. Considering the Thunderbolts have won nine matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, Hanover hadn't done well against York Catholic recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Nighthawks were the clear victors by an 18-11 margin over the Fighting Irish. The high-scoring effort was just what the Nighthawks needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.

Hanover got a massive performance out of Leah Wildason, who got on base in five of her six plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. The dominant performance also gave Wildason a new career-high in hits (three). Eliena Camilo was another key player, going 4-for-5 with four RBI, one triple, and one run.

Hanover always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .714. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as York Catholic only posted an OBP of .512.

Hanover's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 2-6. As for Littlestown, their win bumped their record up to 13-1.

Littlestown got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in March against Hanover by a conclusive 15-0 score. Do the Thunderbolts have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Nighthawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.