The Palmyra Cougars will take on the Hershey Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Palmyra is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Palmyra's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Monday, when they got past Red Land's usually-dominant pitching crew. The Cougars blew past the Patriots 15-8. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
Ezra Good
| 04/13/26 @ Red Land | 3 |
| 03/19/26 @ Elizabethtown | 2 |
| 04/09/26 @ Gettysburg | 1 |
| 04/07/26 vs Central Dauphin East | 1 |
| 04/01/26 @ Lower Dauphin | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Ezra Good, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Aiden Willard was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hershey, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They never let Bishop McDevitt get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Monday. The Trojans haven't had any issues with the Crusaders recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Not much got past Colton Fultz, who gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Bishop McDevitt off the board. Fultz has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Blake Umberger was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.
Palmyra's victory bumped their record up to 11-0. As for Hershey, their win bumped their record up to 2-8.
Hershey's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Palmyra hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .338. It's a different story for Hershey, though, as they've only averaged .157. Will they be able to contain Palmyra's hitters?
Everything went Palmyra's way against Hershey in their previous meeting back in March, as Palmyra made off with an 8-2 victory. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
