The Middletown Blue Raiders will be playing at home against the Susquehanna Township HANNA at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Middletown is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Middletown got themselves on the board against Harrisburg, but Harrisburg never followed suit. They beat the Cougars by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 14-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Middletown.
Middletown let Mason Gratkowski and JP Horestky loose on the outfield. Gratkowski went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Horestky scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Isaiah Crosson was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Susquehanna Township came up short against East Pennsboro on Saturday and fell 11-6.
Austin Brown and Torin Evans stepped up to the plate in a big way. Brown scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Evans went 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
The win got Middletown back to even at 2-2. As for Susquehanna Township, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-3.
Susquehanna Township's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Middletown has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .459. It's a different story for Susquehanna Township, though, as they've only averaged .363. Will they be able to contain Middletown's hitters?
Everything went Middletown's way against Susquehanna Township when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Middletown made off with a 15-8 victory. Does Middletown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Susquehanna Township turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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