There's no place like home for Palmyra, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Tuesday. They never let the Hershey Trojans onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Thursday. For Palmyra, this counts as revenge for the 8-0 loss Hershey walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
Palmyra got a great performance from Logan Kriner as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Kriner has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
On Hershey's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Wetherhold, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Hershey didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Palmyra only tossed seven.
Palmyra's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Hershey, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-2.
Palmyra will be playing in front of their home fans against Bishop McDevitt at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Palmyra has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Hershey, they will head out on the road to challenge Hempfield at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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