Upper Dauphin Area had to endure a five-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against the East Juniata Tigers on Tuesday as the Upper Dauphin Area Trojans made off with a 16-4 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Upper Dauphin Area considering their one-run performance the match before.
Jonah Peterson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Peterson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Chase Crosby was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Colt Bellis, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On East Juniata's side, Trent Price was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two doubles, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Weges, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Upper Dauphin Area made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-3.
Upper Dauphin Area will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Susquenita at 4:30 p.m. As for East Juniata, they will head out on the road to challenge Columbia Montour Vo-Tech at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. East Juniata has given up an average of 16 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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