Hershey and Bishop McDevitt are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Hershey Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Bishop McDevitt Crusaders at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Hershey has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Tuesday, Hershey sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over Carlisle.
Grant Ebert tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Hershey saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danny Nelson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Blake Umberger was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Bishop McDevitt's offense. They fell 3-0 to Mechanicsburg on Monday. Bishop McDevitt has struggled against Mechanicsburg recently, as their matchup on Monday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Hershey's victory bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Bishop McDevitt, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Hershey came out on top in a nail-biter against Bishop McDevitt in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 10-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hershey since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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