The Manheim Township Blue Streaks will head out on the road to square off against the Donegal Indians at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Manheim Township's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Cocalico 10-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Manheim Township.
Manheim Township got a great performance from Alex Miller as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Jacob Carrasco and Christian Kleckner did most of the damage at the plate: Carrasco scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Kleckner scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Connor DelVecchio, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Donegal waltzed into their matchup on Monday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Spartans as they made off with a 9-1 victory.
Jaden Fels was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Niehaus, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Manheim Township is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Donegal, they pushed their record up to 16-4 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Manheim Township has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Donegal struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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