The Annville-Cleona Dutchmen will head out on the road to challenge the Tulpehocken Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Annville-Cleona is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Annville-Cleona didn't have quite enough to beat Northern Lebanon and fell 4-2. Annville-Cleona has not had much luck with Northern Lebanon recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Colten Shaffer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Annville-Cleona saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Traian Dompier, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Tulpehocken was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 6-3 to Kutztown.
Annville-Cleona's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Tulpehocken, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Annville-Cleona beat Tulpehocken 5-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Annville-Cleona since the team 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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