The Shippensburg Greyhounds will head out on the road to square off against the Lower Dauphin Falcons at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Shippensburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Last Wednesday, Shippensburg earned a 7-2 victory over Boiling Springs. The win made it back-to-back victories for Shippensburg.
Shippensburg let Shelby Heberlig and Delaney Gilbert loose on the outfield. Heberlig scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Gilbert scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Tressa Triplett, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Lower Dauphin's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Carlisle by a score of 7-5.
Shippensburg is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Lower Dauphin, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5.
Shippensburg skirted past Lower Dauphin 6-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shippensburg 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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