The Palmyra Cougars will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Lebanon Cedars at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Palmyra proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by eight) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Elizabethtown.
Adam Strohecker looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
Alex Dorta
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On the hitting side, Palmyra's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Alex Dorta, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4. Those two stolen bases gave Dorta a new career-high.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, Lebanon made sure to put some runs up on the board against J.P. McCaskey on Wednesday. Lebanon was the clear victors by a 16-9 margin over J.P. McCaskey. Considering the Cedars' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Diego Serrano made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Serrano was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in five of his seven plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ben DiScuillo was a standout: he scored two runs while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Gustavo Duran was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Palmyra's record is now 2-0. As for Lebanon, their win ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-2.
Everything went Palmyra's way against Lebanon when the teams last played back in May of 2021, as Palmyra made off with a 12-6 victory. Will Palmyra repeat their success, or does Lebanon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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