Thursday just wasn't the day for Hershey's offense. They fell just short of the Palmyra Cougars by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Hershey's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Hershey saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Wetherhold, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Hershey didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Palmyra only tossed seven.
On Palmyra's side, Logan Kriner tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Kriner has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
Hershey's defeat dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Palmyra, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Hershey will head out on the road to square off against Hempfield at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Palmyra, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bishop McDevitt at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Bishop McDevitt is coming into the match with four straight victories on the road, so Palmyra will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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