The Elizabethtown Bears will challenge the Palmyra Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Elizabethtown 3.4, Palmyra 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Elizabethtown is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They skirted past Radnor 4-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Meanwhile, Palmyra faced Pittston in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Cougars walked away with a 7-3 win over the Patriots.
Palmyra got a great performance from Jonathan Strohecker as he tossed six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Strohecker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Aiden Willard, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Santana, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Palmyra's victory was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Elizabethtown, their victory bumped their record up to 15-10.
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