The Bishop McDevitt Crusaders will challenge the Camp Hill Lions at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Bishop McDevitt's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Central Dauphin East with a sharp 9-0 win. The Crusaders haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Bishop McDevitt got a great performance from Jett Ordanoff as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave Ordanoff a new career-high.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jett Daugherty, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Dylan DeMuro was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Camp Hill took on Harrisburg on Wednesday. The Lions were the clear victors by a 10-1 margin over the Cougars.
Will Granoff looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Jonathan Drawbaugh was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden McElwee, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Camp Hill now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Bishop McDevitt, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bishop McDevitt has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Camp Hill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
