Littlestown is 8-2 against Hanover since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Littlestown Thunderbolts will head out on the road to take on the Hanover Nighthawks at 5:15 p.m. Littlestown is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Littlestown proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 15) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over Eastern York. Winning may never get old, but Littlestown sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Braylen Branham was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Bossom, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Hanover's offense. They fell victim to a rough 10-0 defeat at the hands of Kennard-Dale two weeks ago. Hanover has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hanover saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Dell, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Dell has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Littlestown's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Hanover, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Littlestown couldn't quite finish off Hanover in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 and fell 3-1. Can Littlestown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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