Hershey is 0-10 against Lower Dauphin since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Hershey Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Lower Dauphin Falcons at 4:15 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Thursday, everything went Hershey's way against Palmyra as Hershey made off with a 12-2 win.
Meanwhile, Lower Dauphin scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Central Dauphin East a 22-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Lower Dauphin, who have now won five contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Sydney Matincheck made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Matincheck was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Katelyn Strawser was a standout: she scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Laurel Zubler was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
The victory got Hershey back to even at 2-2. As for Lower Dauphin, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Hershey suffered a grim 17-5 defeat to Lower Dauphin when the teams last played on April 5th. Can Hershey avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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