East Pennsboro is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Camp Hill is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The East Pennsboro Panthers will take on the Camp Hill Lions at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (East Pennsboro: 2.8, Camp Hill: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
East Pennsboro's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Milton Hershey.
Not much got past Niko Thalassinos, who gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Milton Hershey off the board.
At the plate, Jovi DeJesus was excellent, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Angelo, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Camp Hill gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over Middletown.
Drew Branstetter and Dom Tozzi did most of the damage at the plate: Branstetter scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Tozzi got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. James Gaudion was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
East Pennsboro's win bumped their record up to 14-2. As for Camp Hill, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. East Pennsboro has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.8 hits per game. However, it's not like Camp Hill struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 3.8. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
East Pennsboro beat Camp Hill 4-1 in their previous matchup back in April. Will East Pennsboro repeat their success, or does Camp Hill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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