Lower Dauphin is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Palmyra is on a seven-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Falcons will host the Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Lower Dauphin 3.3, Palmyra 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lower Dauphin's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Shippensburg as they made off with a 12-0 win. The Falcons not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since March 31st (when they won 14-1).
Meanwhile, Palmyra had just enough and edged out Carlisle 5-3 on Thursday. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Thundering Herd recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Palmyra got a great performance from Brayden Bown as he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Bown has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Aiden Willard, who went 1-for-3 with one home run. Nate Osteen was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Lower Dauphin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Palmyra, their victory bumped their record up to 15-0.
Lower Dauphin came up short against Palmyra when the teams last played on April 3rd, falling 8-5. Will the Falcons have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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