Harrisburg has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the East Pennsboro Panthers at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Harrisburg will be strutting in after a victory while East Pennsboro will be coming in after a loss.
Harrisburg is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They had just enough and edged York County Tech out 8-7.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, East Pennsboro's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Bishop McDevitt by a score of 12-10.
Aaron Angelo stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 1-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Jovi DeJesus, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, East Pennsboro didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bishop McDevitt only tossed four.
Harrisburg's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6. As for East Pennsboro, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2.
Harrisburg suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to East Pennsboro in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Harrisburg, Matthew Barder (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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