The Annville-Cleona Dutchmen will square off against the Middletown Blue Raiders at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Annville-Cleona fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Mount Calvary Christian on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Chargers by a score of 5-4. The Dutchmen have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Middletown has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.92 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Thursday. They lost 16-6 to East Pennsboro. The Blue Raiders have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Michael Swartz was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. J.P. Horetsky was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Annville-Cleona's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Middletown, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
Annville-Cleona came out on top in a nail-biter against Middletown when the teams last played back in April of 2022, sneaking past 2-1. Do the Dutchmen have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blue Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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