Hanover has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Delone Catholic Squires at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought game, but Hanover had to settle for a 9-8 defeat against York Catholic.
Tim Wagaman put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Wagaman was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Jaxon Dell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 4-for-5 with a home run and four RBI. Anthony Steel was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Delone Catholic beat York County Tech 6-2 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Delone Catholic.
Aidan Wittmer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on nine hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brady Dettinburn and Denver Ostrum did most of the damage at the plate: Dettinburn scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Ostrum scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Dettinburn has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Groft, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Hanover's loss dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Delone Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Hanover might still be hurting after the 13-2 defeat they got from Delone Catholic in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ostrum, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Now that Hanover knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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