The Littlestown Thunderbolts will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Bermudian Springs Eagles at 4:15 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Littlestown: 3.3, Bermudian Springs: 0.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
After a string of four wins, Littlestown's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Gettysburg by a score of 2-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Littlestown has scored all season.
Jacob Dennis was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 12 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
Meanwhile, Bermudian Springs is still undefeated this season after their matchup against Kennard-Dale on Wednesday, but Kennard-Dale came as close as anyone has to beating them. Bermudian Springs came out on top in a nail-biter against Kennard-Dale and snuck past 4-2.
The team relied heavily on Lane Hubbard, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Myles Shearer, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Littlestown's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Bermudian Springs, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Bermudian Springs' hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Littlestown has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Bermudian Springs, though, as they've been averaging only 4.2. Will Littlestown keep running through batters, or will Bermudian Springs buck the trend?
Littlestown might still be hurting after the 13-6 defeat they got from Bermudian Springs when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Littlestown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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