South Western put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Central Dauphin East Panthers 5-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as South Western also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
South Western got a great performance from Amanjeet Turka as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Turka has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Landen Eyster, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Jacob Berzonski was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
South Western pushed their record up to 16-0 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Central Dauphin East, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-15.
South Western will head out on the road to face off against Northeastern at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Northeastern: 3.8, South Western: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Central Dauphin East, they will be playing at home against Lower Dauphin at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Lower Dauphin's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Central Dauphin East's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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