Lower Dauphin won the last time they faced Gettysburg, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Lower Dauphin Falcons walked away with an 8-4 win over the Gettysburg Warriors. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lower Dauphin.
Carissa Wenner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on nine hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Katelyn Strawser, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Laurel Zubler, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Lower Dauphin pushed their record up to 12-5 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Gettysburg, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Lower Dauphin will head out on the road to challenge Central Dauphin East at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Gettysburg, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against West York Area at 4:15 p.m. West York Area is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
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