It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Elizabethtown ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Penn Manor Comets 6-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Elizabethtown also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
For Penn Manor's part, Oliver Hanna was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Cole Miller made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Elizabethtown pushed their record up to 7-4-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Penn Manor, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Elizabethtown will square off against Lebanon at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Elizabethtown's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Lebanon's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Penn Manor, they will head out on the road to face off against J.P. McCaskey at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.
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