Baseball Preview: Hanover Area Hawkeyes vs. MMI Preparatory School
Hanover Area is 8-2 against MMI Preparatory School since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hanover Area Hawkeyes will be playing in front of their home fans against MMI Preparatory School at 4:15 p.m. MMI Preparatory School took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Hanover Area, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, it was close, but Hanover Area sidestepped Northwest Area for a 6-5 victory.
Nick Schiel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on 13 hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cam Kratz, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, MMI Preparatory School came up short against Shenandoah Valley on Tuesday and fell 6-1. MMI Preparatory School has not had much luck with Shenandoah Valley recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
MMI Preparatory School saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was John Drobnock, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Hanover Area's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-12. As for MMI Preparatory School, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
Hanover Area was able to grind out a solid victory over MMI Preparatory School in their previous meeting on May 1st, winning 9-6. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Drobnock, who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Hanover Area still be able to contain Drobnock? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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