The James Buchanan Rockets will square off against the Greencastle-Antrim Blue Devils at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (James Buchanan 3.9, Greencastle-Antrim 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
James Buchanan's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Northern York. The result was nothing new for the Rockets, who have now won four matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Carter Hissong
| 04/17/25 vs Northern York | 2 |
| 04/04/25 vs Biglerville | 1 |
| 04/01/25 vs West Perry | 1 |
| 03/19/25 vs Littlestown | 1 |
| 03/18/25 @ Chambersburg | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Carter Hissong, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Drew Crouse was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Greencastle-Antrim was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They fell 6-2 to Shippensburg.
Greencastle-Antrim also got a good showing from Ben Horst, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Horst has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Greencastle-Antrim saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Avery Horst, who went 2-for-3 with one run. Cam Rakaczewski also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
The win made it two in a row for James Buchanan and bumps their season record up to 7-4-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games. As for Greencastle-Antrim, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. James Buchanan has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Greencastle-Antrim struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
James Buchanan skirted past Greencastle-Antrim 2-0 in their previous meeting back in March. Will the Rockets repeat their success, or do the Blue Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
