The Spring Grove Rockets will square off against the New Oxford Colonials at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Spring Grove's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so New Oxford's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Wednesday, Spring Grove didn't have quite enough to beat Dallastown and fell 4-3.
Abrum Dull put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for New Oxford, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past Eastern York 5-4. The win continues a trend for the Colonials in their matchups with the Golden Knights: they've now won four in a row.
The team relied heavily on Alex Brown, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That stolen base was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Carter Wagaman, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
New Oxford pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average this season. As for Spring Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2-1.
Spring Grove couldn't quite finish off New Oxford in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 and fell 13-11. Can the Rockets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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