The Cumberland Valley Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Central Dauphin Rams at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Cumberland Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
On Wednesday, Cumberland Valley came up short against Altoona and fell 5-2.
Cumberland Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaden Schoenly, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Central Dauphin made easy work of Red Land on Tuesday and carried off a 9-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Central Dauphin.
The team relied heavily on Logan Snyder, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Brady Smith, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Cumberland Valley's loss dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Central Dauphin, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cumberland Valley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Central Dauphin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Cumberland Valley came up short against Central Dauphin in their previous meeting back in April, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Central Dauphin's Nate Payne, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Now that Cumberland Valley 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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