It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Palmyra ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Elizabethtown Bears 5-4. This was payback for the Cougars, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Jonathan Strohecker looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
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At the plate, Palmyra saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Dorta, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Those two hits gave Dorta a new career-high.
Palmyra has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 7.0 runs this season. As for Elizabethtown, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Palmyra didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 14-1 win against Lebanon on the 21st. As for Elizabethtown, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 6-5 defeat against Cocalico on the 21st.
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