Littlestown is 8-2 against Hanover since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Littlestown Thunderbolts will head out on the road to face off against the Hanover Nighthawks at 4:15 p.m. Littlestown will be strutting in after a victory while Hanover will be coming in after a defeat.
On Monday, while Littlestown put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for Biglerville. Littlestown put the hurt on Biglerville with a sharp 15-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Littlestown.
Jacob Dennis looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ryan Jones, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Peyton Bossom, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Hanover fell victim to Kennard-Dale and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. Their tough 10-0 loss to the Rams might stick with them for a while. Hanover has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hanover saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Dell, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Dell has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Littlestown now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Hanover, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Hanover's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Littlestown hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .328. It's a different story for Hanover, though, as they've only averaged .140. Will they be able to contain Littlestown's hitters?
Littlestown couldn't quite finish off Hanover when the teams last played back in March of 2023 and fell 3-1. Can Littlestown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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