Baseball Preview: MMI Preparatory School vs. Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans
MMI Preparatory School is 1-8 against Greater Nanticoke Area since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. MMI Preparatory School will be playing at home against the Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans at 4:45 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
MMI Preparatory School will head into Tuesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by nine) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Wyoming Seminary College Prep and snuck past 5-3.
John Drobnock made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Drobnock has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Drobnock was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Caleb Skuba was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nick Pantages, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Greater Nanticoke Area ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Lake-Lehman out 6-5.
Like MMI Preparatory School, Greater Nanticoke Area also got a great game from a two-way player: Brandon Wozniak. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Wozniak was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Serafino Raggi, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Ethen Ball was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
MMI Preparatory School's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Greater Nanticoke Area, they pushed their record up to 7-8 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Greater Nanticoke Area's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: MMI Preparatory School has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .441. It's a different story for Greater Nanticoke Area, though, as they've only averaged .352. Will they be able to contain MMI Preparatory School's hitters?
MMI Preparatory School was able to grind out a solid victory over Greater Nanticoke Area in their previous meeting back in April, winning 6-3. Will MMI Preparatory School repeat their success, or does Greater Nanticoke Area have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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