Milton Hershey had lost seven straight at home dating back to last season, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 1-9 to make it eight. They lost 11-1 to the Steelton-Highspire Steamrollers. The Spartans were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Steamrollers earlier this season, when they won 16-4.
Milton Hershey saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Tamakloe, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
As for Steelton-Highspire, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-8 and their overall record up to 2-10. Considering their hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
On Steelton-Highspire's side, Jayce Jones spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Steelton-Highspire let Ni'Shaun Ward-McMullen and Jerryn Lockette run wild. Ward-McMullen went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one double, while Lockette got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Lockette has become a key player for Steelton-Highspire: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 0-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Shawn Williams, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Milton Hershey is set to challenge their familiar foe Camp Hill at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Steelton-Highspire will square off against rival East Pennsboro at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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