The Dallastown Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the South Western Mustangs at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Dallastown has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while South Western will come in with 13 straight wins.
Dallastown lost 11-3 to Cedar Cliff on Friday.
Dallastown saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Miller, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Ethan Schultz, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday South Western sidestepped Kennard-Dale for a 7-6 victory.
Brandon Rummel was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rummel was also big at the plate, going 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landen Eyster, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Ayden McMillion was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Dallastown's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for South Western, they pushed their record up to 13-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Dallastown has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like South Western struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Dallastown couldn't quite finish off South Western when the teams last played on April 5th and fell 7-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of South Western's Carlos Caraballo, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Now that Dallastown knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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