The Mechanicsburg Wildcats will venture away from home to face off against the Central Dauphin Rams at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mechanicsburg came out on top against Northeastern on Monday thanks in part to the team's impressive 11-run third inning. The Wildcats never let the Bobcats get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The Wildcats not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since March 24th (when they won 17-1).
Meanwhile, Central Dauphin came tearing into Monday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Falcons as they made off with a 9-2 win. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.
Central Dauphin's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs over those games. As for Mechanicsburg, their victory bumped their record up to 11-9.
Mechanicsburg might still be hurting after the 12-2 loss they got from Central Dauphin when the teams last played back in April. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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