Tuesday just wasn't the day for Central Dauphin East's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 22-0 walloping at the hands of the Lower Dauphin Falcons on Tuesday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Central Dauphin East in their matchups with Lower Dauphin: they've now lost five in a row.
For Lower Dauphin's part, Sydney Matincheck made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Matincheck was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Katelyn Strawser was a standout: she scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Laurel Zubler, who went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Central Dauphin East's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Lower Dauphin, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Central Dauphin East will head out on the road to take on Mechanicsburg at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Lower Dauphin, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Hershey at 4:15 p.m. Lower Dauphin is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
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