Central Dauphin fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Altoona on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mountain Lions by a score of 2-1. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Mountain Lions recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Chase Shrader
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Chase Shrader was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Central Dauphin is 6-3 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-5 otherwise.
At the plate, Central Dauphin saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tommy Powell, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Central Dauphin's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Altoona, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Central Dauphin has already played their next game, a 9-8 defeat against State College on the 7th. As for Altoona, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 5-1 loss against Hollidaysburg on the 8th.
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