The Donegal Indians will play host again on Friday to welcome the Eastern Lebanon County Raiders, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:15 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Donegal will head into Wednesday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-point they dealt Octorara Area on Wednesday. Donegal blew past Octorara Area 8-2.
The team relied heavily on Devin Bailey, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Shaun DiBello was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Eastern Lebanon County entered their tilt with Manheim Central with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 7-2 win over the Barons on Wednesday.
Morgan Shanaman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits.
At the plate, Eastern Lebanon County let Kody Boyer and Colin Bogart loose on the outfield. Boyer scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Bogart scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Bogart has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Donegal's victory bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Eastern Lebanon County, they pushed their record up to 7-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Donegal couldn't quite finish off Eastern Lebanon County when the teams last played on Saturday and fell 7-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Eastern Lebanon County's Gavin Bicher, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Now that Donegal knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
