The Gettysburg Warriors will venture away from home to take on the Palmyra Cougars at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Things were looking good for Gettysburg after they put the first runs on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 10-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bishop McDevitt. The loss was the Warriors' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Palmyra put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Central Dauphin East a 10-0 shutout. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Brayden Bown looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Aiden Willard was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Braedon Sommer, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Palmyra always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central Dauphin East only posted an OBP of .111.
Palmyra pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Gettysburg, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 8-1.
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