Baseball Recap: Miller School of Albemarle Mavericks vs. Hanover Hawks
Miller School of Albemarle waltzed into their game on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They skirted past the Hanover Hawks 5-4. This was payback for Miller School of Albemarle, who suffered a 6-5 loss the last time these two teams met.
Evan Hankins spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Miller School of Albemarle's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mandela Browman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Miller School of Albemarle has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5-1 record this season. As for Hanover, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-2-1.
Miller School of Albemarle will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Blue Ridge at 5:00 p.m. Miller School of Albemarle will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Hanover, they will head out on the road to challenge Mechanicsville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Mechanicsville: 3.1, Hanover: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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