Hanover is 2-8 against Littlestown since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Hanover Nighthawks will look to defend their home field against the Littlestown Thunderbolts at 4:15 p.m.
Monday just wasn't the day for Hanover's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of Kennard-Dale on Monday. Hanover has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hanover saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Dell, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Dell is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, Littlestown never let their opponents score on Monday. Everything went their way against Biglerville as Littlestown made off with a 15-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Littlestown.
Jacob Dennis looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Ryan Jones was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Peyton Bossom was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Hanover's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Littlestown, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Littlestown's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Hanover has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Littlestown, though, as they've been averaging only 3 per game. Will Hanover keep running through batters, or will Littlestown buck the trend?
Hanover skirted past Littlestown 3-1 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Will Hanover repeat their success, or does Littlestown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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