After flying high against Line Mountain on Wednesday, Upper Dauphin Area came back down to earth. The Upper Dauphin Area Trojans fell just short of the Berks Catholic Saints by a score of 4-2 on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Upper Dauphin Area of the 14-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
For Berks Catholic's part, they got a great performance from Sean Kelly as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched. Kelly has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Berks Catholic's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Curley, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Upper Dauphin Area's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Berks Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Upper Dauphin Area is on the road again on Monday to play Juniata at 4:30 p.m. As for Berks Catholic, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Schuylkill Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The last four games Berks Catholic has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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