Central Dauphin had lost three straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 9-6 to make it four. They fell just short of the Mechanicsburg Wildcats by a score of 1-0. The Rams were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Wildcats earlier this season, when they won 9-3.
Chase Shrader was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March.
As for Mechanicsburg, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-5. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games.
On Mechanicsburg's side, not much got past James Markowitz, who gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Central Dauphin off the board. Those 13 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Markowitz.
On the hitting side, Mechanicsburg's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Matarrese, who went 1-for-3 with one double. Gabe Magaro also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Central Dauphin will challenge rival Cumberland Valley at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Mechanicsburg is set to square off against their familiar foe State College at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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