Central Dauphin East is 2-7 against Palmyra since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Central Dauphin East Panthers will be staying on the road to face off against the Palmyra Cougars at 4:15 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Central Dauphin East's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Lower Dauphin last Tuesday. They lost 22-0 to the Falcons.
Meanwhile, Palmyra is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 18-4 to Carlisle on Monday.
Abbie Vates made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Westenberger, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Central Dauphin East's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Palmyra, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Central Dauphin East took their victory against Palmyra in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 20-11. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central Dauphin East since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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