Garden Spot is 8-2 against Eastern Lebanon County since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Garden Spot Spartans will look to defend their home field against the Eastern Lebanon County Raiders at 4:15 p.m. Garden Spot is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
On Friday, Garden Spot beat Octorara Area 5-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Garden Spot.
The team relied heavily on Kye Harting, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Eastern Lebanon County fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Cocalico on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 5-4. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Eastern Lebanon County in their matchups with Cocalico: they've now lost three in a row.
Dallas George was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI.
Garden Spot's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Eastern Lebanon County, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Eastern Lebanon County's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Garden Spot hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .319. It's a different story for Eastern Lebanon County, though, as they've only averaged .226. Will they be able to contain Garden Spot's hitters?
Garden Spot came out on top in a nail-biter against Eastern Lebanon County in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Garden Spot repeat their success, or does Eastern Lebanon County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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