The State College Little Lions will square off against the Central Dauphin Rams at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for State College and four for Central Dauphin.
On Monday, State College came up short against Cumberland Valley and fell 4-1.
State College saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Bierly, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Central Dauphin fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Altoona on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mountain Lions by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Rams have lost by just one run.
Chase Shrader was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Central Dauphin is 6-3 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-5 otherwise.
Central Dauphin's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for State College, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
State College skirted past Central Dauphin 5-4 when the teams last played back in April. Do the Little Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rams turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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