East Pennsboro is 4-0 against Big Spring since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The East Pennsboro Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Big Spring Bulldogs at 10:00 a.m. One thing working in East Pennsboro's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four games.
East Pennsboro can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They blew past Middletown 10-1. East Pennsboro's win was all the more impressive since Middletown was averaging only 3.45 runs allowed on the season.
Ryan Stover tossed a big game, pitching 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lucas Martz and Jovi DeJesus did most of the damage at the plate: Martz went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base, while DeJesus scored a run while going 3-for-5. Steel Bayer was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Big Spring suffered a rough 11-1 loss at the hands of Shippensburg on Thursday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Big Spring in their matchups with Shippensburg: they've now lost five in a row.
East Pennsboro is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for Big Spring, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
East Pennsboro came out on top in a nail-biter against Big Spring in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 2-0. Will East Pennsboro repeat their success, or does Big Spring have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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