Middletown and Bishop McDevitt are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Middletown Blue Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Bishop McDevitt Crusaders at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Middletown couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of Eastern Lebanon County by a score of 4-3 on Wednesday.
Max Dupes made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Landen Keyser, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Middletown didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastern Lebanon County only tossed seven.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Bishop McDevitt had to settle for a 6-4 loss against Delone Catholic on Thursday. Bishop McDevitt has struggled against Delone Catholic recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Middletown suffered a grim 13-6 defeat to Bishop McDevitt in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Middletown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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