The Littlestown Thunderbolts are taking a road trip to challenge the Biglerville Canners at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Littlestown took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Hanover 3-2.
Littlestown's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Connor Dillon, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. That's the most RBI Dillon has posted since back in April of 2024. Lucas Bacher also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Biglerville made easy work of York Catholic on Friday and carried off a 10-3 win. The Canners haven't had any issues with the Fighting Irish recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Aiden Hoffman was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero hits allowed gave him a new career-low. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Bo Forney and Tavian Mcauliffe did most of the damage at the plate: Forney scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Mcauliffe went 1-for-5 with one home run and three RBI. Caleb Woolson was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Littlestown's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2-1. As for Biglerville, their record now sits at 1-0.
Everything went Littlestown's way against Biglerville in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as Littlestown made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Littlestown since the team 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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