Steelton-Highspire is 0-10 against East Pennsboro since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Steelton-Highspire Steamrollers will head out on the road to challenge the East Pennsboro Panthers at 4:15 p.m.
Steelton-Highspire is is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 22nd straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They lost 15-0 to Milton Hershey. That's two games in a row now that Steelton-Highspire has lost by exactly 15 runs.
Steelton-Highspire saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taevon Legrande, who went 1-for-1 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, East Pennsboro entered their tilt with Susquehanna Township with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the HANNA with a sharp 16-6 win on Monday. East Pennsboro might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six matches by nine runs or more this season.
Isaac Gilbert was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gilbert was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aaron Angelo, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Lucas Martz, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Steelton-Highspire's loss dropped their record down to 0-11. As for East Pennsboro, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Steelton-Highspire suffered a grim 21-0 defeat to East Pennsboro in their previous matchup on April 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Pennsboro's Steel Bayer, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Steelton-Highspire knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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