The Susquehannock Warriors will square off against the Littlestown Thunderbolts at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Susquehannock is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Susquehannock needed a bit of extra time to put away Spring Grove. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over the Rockets. Winning may never get old, but the Warriors sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Nick Bender made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI. That stolen base was his first of the season.
Jaydon Sipe
| 04/17/25 @ Spring Grove | 3 |
| 04/01/25 @ York Suburban | 2 |
| 03/26/25 vs Eastern York | 2 |
| 03/19/25 @ Red Land | 2 |
| 04/16/25 vs West York Area | 1 |
In other batting news, Susquehannock let Jaydon Sipe and Andrew Unglesbee run wild. Sipe went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Unglesbee went 3-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base. Those three hits gave Sipe a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Krebs, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
Susquehannock was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .412. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Littlestown was able to grind out a solid victory over Biglerville on Wednesday, taking the game 9-5. The Thunderbolts haven't had any issues with the Canners recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Littlestown saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braylen Branham, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Branham is becoming a predictor of the Thunderbolts' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 3-4-1 when he doesn't). Lucas Bacher was another, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Susquehannock's victory bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Littlestown, the win got them back to even at 5-5-1.
Littlestown's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Susquehannock hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .333. It's a different story for Littlestown, though, as they've only averaged .221. Will they be able to contain Susquehannock's hitters?
Susquehannock beat Littlestown 7-4 in their previous matchup back in May of 2022. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Thunderbolts have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
