Palmyra is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Gettysburg is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cougars will welcome the Warriors at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Palmyra is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Palmyra's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Central Dauphin East with a sharp 10-0 win. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Brayden Bown
| 04/08/25 @ Central Dauphin East | 10 |
| 03/21/25 @ Lebanon | 9 |
| 03/27/25 @ Bishop McDevitt | 6 |
| 03/21/24 @ Susquehannock | 6 |
| 04/19/24 vs Bishop McDevitt | 5 |
Brayden Bown looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Palmyra got a massive performance out of Aiden Willard, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple was Willard's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Braedon Sommer, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Palmyra always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central Dauphin East only posted an OBP of .111.
Meanwhile, Gettysburg might've scored the first runs on Tuesday, but it was Bishop McDevitt who claimed the real prize. The Warriors fell 10-6 to the Crusaders. The loss was the Warriors' first of the season.
Palmyra's victory bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Gettysburg, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 8-1.
Palmyra came out on top in a nail-biter against Gettysburg in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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