Milton Hershey had lost six straight at home dating back to last season, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 1-7 to make it seven. They came up short against the Middletown Blue Raiders, falling 7-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Blue Raiders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-2 back in March.
Milton Hershey saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Darren Honyara, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
As for Middletown, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games.
On Middletown's side, they let Michael Swartz and Brendan Fox run wild. Swartz got on base in two of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Fox went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Mitchell Miscevich was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Milton Hershey is set to square off against their familiar foe Susquehanna Township at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Middletown will face off against rival East Pennsboro at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Blue Raiders 2.9, the Panthers 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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