Palmyra and Lower Dauphin are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2022, but likely not for long. The Cougars will host the Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Palmyra 3.1, Lower Dauphin 1.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
If Palmyra beats Lower Dauphin with 12 runs on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Cougars blew past Carlisle 12-2 on Thursday. Considering the Cougars have won nine matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Chuck Gnall looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
Adam Strohecker
| 04/23/26 vs Carlisle | 4 |
| 04/01/26 @ Lower Dauphin | 2 |
| 03/27/26 vs Warwick | 2 |
| 03/24/26 @ Hershey | 2 |
| 03/20/26 vs Lebanon | 2 |
On the hitting side, Palmyra let Aiden Willard and Adam Strohecker run wild. Willard went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two doubles, while Strohecker went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave Strohecker a new career-high. Gabe Kern was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Palmyra always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carlisle only posted an OBP of .269.
Meanwhile, Lower Dauphin waltzed into their contest on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with a 7-2 win over the Crusaders.
Lower Dauphin's victory bumped their record up to 13-1. As for Palmyra, their win bumped their record up to 14-1.
Palmyra beat Lower Dauphin 9-4 when the teams last played on April 1st. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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