East Pennsboro waltzed into their matchup on Monday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Milton Hershey Spartans a 5-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as East Pennsboro also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Not much got past Niko Thalassinos, who gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Milton Hershey off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jovi DeJesus, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and a double. Another player making a difference was Aaron Angelo, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Milton Hershey's side, Darren Honyara was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Milton Hershey saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parris Blackston, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
East Pennsboro pushed their record up to 14-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Milton Hershey, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
East Pennsboro will be playing in front of their home fans against Camp Hill at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Milton Hershey, they will head out on the road to square off against Lebanon at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Milton Hershey is facing Lebanon at the right time seeing as Lebanon is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
