The Palmyra Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Hershey Trojans at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Palmyra: 2.8, Hershey: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Palmyra's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Cedar Crest. The victory was familiar territory for Palmyra who now have four in a row.
Meanwhile, Hershey entered their tilt with Susquehanna Township with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the HANNA by a score of 7-3 on Tuesday.
The team relied heavily on Nick Wetherhold, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Seth Wildasin was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Palmyra has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Hershey, their win bumped their record up to 14-6.
Palmyra skirted past Hershey 1-0 when the teams last played back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hershey's Danny Nelson, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Palmyra still be able to contain Nelson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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