Upper Dauphin Area and Greenwood are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Upper Dauphin Area Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Greenwood Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Upper Dauphin Area fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Halifax on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 9-8. Upper Dauphin Area has not had much luck with Halifax recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Aidan Roadcap put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Roadcap has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Roadcap was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Chase Crosby made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nolan Schreffler, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Greenwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Susquenita by a score of 3-1.
Upper Dauphin Area's record now sits at 4-7. As for Greenwood, their record now sits at 3-11.
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