Eastern Lebanon County is 2-8 against Manheim Central since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Barons at 7:00 p.m.
Eastern Lebanon County came into their game on Monday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 9-2 to Garden Spot. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Raiders have suffered against the Spartans since April 10, 2023.
Eastern Lebanon County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Martin, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Another was Braden Gettle, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
Meanwhile, Manheim Central earned a 9-4 victory over Octorara Area on Monday. The Barons haven't had any issues with the Braves recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Chase Book and Hunter Garber did most of the damage at the plate: Book went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Garber got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most runs Book has posted since back in April of 2024. Brody Groff was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Manheim Central's victory bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Eastern Lebanon County, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
Eastern Lebanon County couldn't quite finish off Manheim Central in their previous matchup two weeks ago and fell 9-7. Can the Raiders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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