The Hershey Trojans are taking a road trip to take on the Palmyra Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hershey took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Bishop McDevitt 2-0. The Trojans haven't had any issues with the Crusaders recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Not much got past Colton Fultz, who gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Bishop McDevitt off the board. Fultz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Blake Umberger, who went 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run was his first of the season.
Meanwhile, Palmyra's hitters rose to the challenge against a Patriots pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.58 runs allowed on Monday. The Cougars were the clear victors by a 15-8 margin over Red Land. Considering the Cougars have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Ezra Good was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Gabe Kern was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
The win was their first at home, bumping their record up to 2-8. As for Palmyra, their record now sits at 11-0.
Hershey suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Palmyra in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Trojans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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