Milton Hershey is 0-10 against East Pennsboro since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Milton Hershey Spartans will be playing at home against the East Pennsboro Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Friday, everything went Milton Hershey's way against York County Tech as Milton Hershey made off with a 9-2 win.
Jamal Keith made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over 6.2 innings pitched. Keith was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Quamel Whitaker, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Parris Blackston, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, East Pennsboro came tearing into Wednesday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Steamrollers a 15-0 shutout.
Ahmar Lumbard looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Andrew Seibert was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Jovi DeJesus was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
Milton Hershey's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8. As for East Pennsboro, they pushed their record up to 13-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Milton Hershey might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from East Pennsboro in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Pennsboro's Ryan Stover, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that Milton Hershey knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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