The Upper Dauphin Area Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Newport Buffaloes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Upper Dauphin Area will be strutting in after a win while Newport will be coming in after a loss.
Upper Dauphin Area's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Upper Dauphin Area.
The result came thanks to Jonah Peterson's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chase Crosby, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Colt Bellis, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, Newport came up short against Susquenita on Tuesday and fell 4-1. Newport has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Upper Dauphin Area is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Newport, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-5.
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