Central Dauphin East has been on the road for three straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Lower Dauphin Falcons at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.
Last Thursday, Central Dauphin East came up short against Palmyra and fell 9-5.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Lower Dauphin sidestepped Shippensburg for a 2-1 win.
Carissa Wenner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lower Dauphin's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jules Wychunas, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Central Dauphin East dropped their record down to 1-4 with that loss, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Lower Dauphin, their win bumped their record up to 11-5.
Central Dauphin East might still be hurting after the 22-0 defeat they got from Lower Dauphin in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lower Dauphin's Sydney Matincheck, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Now that Central Dauphin East knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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