East Pennsboro is 10-0 against Milton Hershey since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The East Pennsboro Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Milton Hershey Spartans at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Milton Hershey is hoping to do on Monday what Steelton-Highspire couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to East Pennsboro's winning streak, which now stands at six games. East Pennsboro's pitcher stepped up to hand Steelton-Highspire a 15-0 shutout.
Ahmar Lumbard looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Andrew Seibert was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Brock Shaffer was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Milton Hershey made easy work of York County Tech on Friday and carried off a 9-2 victory.
Jamal Keith made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over 6.2 innings pitched. Keith was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Quamel Whitaker was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Parris Blackston, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
East Pennsboro pushed their record up to 13-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Milton Hershey, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8.
East Pennsboro took their win against Milton Hershey in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 9-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Pennsboro since the squad 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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