Tulpehocken made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Annville-Cleona, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Trojans fell just short of the Dutchmen by a score of 11-9 on Tuesday. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Dutchmen recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Adam Schaaf put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with four runs and one double.
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In other batting news, Grant Gehman made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Tulpehocken's success: when he posts at least one home run the team is 2-1 (and 3-11 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Cody Layser, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI.
Tulpehocken's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Annville-Cleona, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 7-11.
Coming up, Tulpehocken will challenge Upper Dauphin Area at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Annville-Cleona, they will face off against Eastern Lebanon County at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. The Dutchmen's pitchers better be ready for this one: the Raiders have averaged an impressive 6.7 runs per game this season.
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