Middletown is 1-9 against East Pennsboro since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Middletown Blue Raiders will be playing at home against the East Pennsboro Panthers at 4:15 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Middletown's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Milton Hershey 8-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Middletown.
Landen Keyser and Ryan Thear made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Keyser tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Thear tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. At bat, Keyser scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Thear scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jacob Miler and JP Horestky did most of the damage at the plate: Miler scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Horestky scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Dupes, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, everything went East Pennsboro's way against Harrisburg on Tuesday as East Pennsboro made off with a 15-0 win.
Like Middletown, East Pennsboro also got a great game from a two-way player: Aaron Angelo. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Angelo was even better at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two triples, and five RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as he's now brought in three or more in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Eric Foster was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Brock Shaffer, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Middletown's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for East Pennsboro, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Middletown's speedy runners might be the difference in Thursday's matchup. Middletown has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for East Pennsboro, though, as they've been averaging only 1.2. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Middletown continue to outrun the ball?
Middletown skirted past East Pennsboro 5-3 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Middletown repeat their success, or does East Pennsboro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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