The Daniel Boone Blazers will challenge the Cocalico Eagles at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Daniel Boone's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Cocalico's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, Daniel Boone didn't have quite enough to beat Muhlenberg and fell 4-3.
Ryan Kriebel was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple and one RBI. That RBI was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Roy, who went 1-for-2 with one triple.
Meanwhile, Cocalico came up short against Eastern Lebanon County on Wednesday and fell 9-4. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Logan Horning was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Horning was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Horning wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Davis, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Daniel Boone's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Cocalico, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Daniel Boone has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cocalico struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Daniel Boone's way against Cocalico in their previous meeting back in March of 2025, as Daniel Boone made off with a 10-3 victory. Do the Blazers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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