The Red Land Patriots are taking a road trip to square off against the Palmyra Cougars at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Red Land has given up an average of 7.8 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Red Land came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Hershey, falling 11-3.
Red Land saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Elder, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Cameron Sutton also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, on Thursday Palmyra's undefeated season almost came to an end. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against Gettysburg. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Cougars have posted since March 20th.
Palmyra also got a great performance from Jonathan Strohecker as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Strohecker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
Palmyra pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Red Land, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Red Land took their win against Palmyra when the teams last played back in May of 2019 by a conclusive 8-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Patriots since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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