Carlisle can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Central Dauphin East Panthers 5-4. This was payback for Carlisle, who suffered a 12-5 loss the last time these two teams met.
Carlisle's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Ream, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Levi Smith, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Carlisle's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Central Dauphin East, they dropped their record down to 0-7 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Carlisle will square off against Bishop McDevitt at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Carlisle is facing Bishop McDevitt at the right time seeing as Bishop McDevitt is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Central Dauphin East, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Gettysburg at 4:15 p.m. Gettysburg's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Central Dauphin East's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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