The Hershey Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Palmyra Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hershey is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Hershey is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They had just enough and edged Bishop McDevitt out 10-8. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hershey.
Seth Wildasin was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Bennett Sheppard, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Palmyra's offense. They fell just short of Mechanicsburg by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Palmyra has lost by exactly two runs.
Jonathan Strohecker was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk).
Hershey's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Palmyra, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Hershey has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Palmyra struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Hershey's way against Palmyra in their previous matchup back in March as Hershey made off with an 8-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hershey since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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