Baseball Preview: Moon Area Tigers vs. New Castle Hurricanes
The Moon Area Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the New Castle Hurricanes at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Moon Area is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
On Thursday, Moon Area needed a bit of extra time to put away Montour. They had just enough and edged the Spartans out 7-6.
Angelo Fachet was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Jarrod Golden was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, New Castle came into Friday's match having lost 14 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Champion a 4-0 shutout on Friday.
Dominick Mrozek looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Phillip Laurenza was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Dominic Miller, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Moon Area's record now sits at 6-7. As for New Castle, their victory ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 1-14.
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