Milton Hershey is 9-1 against Steelton-Highspire since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Milton Hershey Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Steelton-Highspire Steamrollers at 4:15 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Milton Hershey and 21 for Steelton-Highspire dating back to last season.
Milton Hershey will head into Thursday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Susquehanna Township on Thursday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the eight-point defeat they were dealt on Tuesday. Milton Hershey fell just short of Susquehanna Township by a score of 7-5.
Jamal Keith put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Keith was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Keith wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Parris Blackston, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Milton Hershey didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Steelton-Highspire suffered a rough 16-1 loss at the hands of Camp Hill on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that Steelton-Highspire has lost by exactly 15 runs.
Milton Hershey's record now sits at 3-7. As for Steelton-Highspire, their record now sits at 0-10.
Steelton-Highspire's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Milton Hershey has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Steelton-Highspire, though, as they've been averaging only 2.8. Will Milton Hershey keep running through batters, or will Steelton-Highspire buck the trend?
Milton Hershey took their win against Steelton-Highspire in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 16-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Milton Hershey since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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