Middletown put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Milton Hershey Spartans an 8-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Middletown.
Landen Keyser and Ryan Thear made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Keyser pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Thear tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. At the plate, Keyser scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Thear scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Middletown let Jacob Miler and JP Horestky loose on the outfield. Miler scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Horestky scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Max Dupes, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Milton Hershey's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jamal Keith, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Legend Mercado, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with.
Middletown's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Milton Hershey, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Middletown will take on East Pennsboro at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. East Pennsboro will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Milton Hershey, they will be playing at home against Susquehanna Township at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Susquehanna Township's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Milton Hershey's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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