Middletown is 1-9 against Camp Hill since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Blue Raiders will venture away from home to challenge the Lions at 11:00 a.m. Middletown will be strutting in after a win while Camp Hill will be coming in after a loss.
On Thursday, Middletown needed a bit of extra time to put away Susquehanna Township. They had just enough and edged out the HANNA 7-6. The victory continues a trend for the Blue Raiders in their matchups with the HANNA: they've now won three in a row.
Brayden Reigle looked comfortable as he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on J.P. Horetsky, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Jacob Miller, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one double.
Middletown kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Susquehanna Township only managed two hits.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Camp Hill duked it out with East Pennsboro on Thursday. The Lions fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 2-0. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Camp Hill saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Doi, who went 1-for-2 with one triple. That triple was Doi's first of the season.
Camp Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Middletown, their record now sits at 10-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Middletown has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Camp Hill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Middletown suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Camp Hill in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Blue Raiders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
