Baseball Preview: Manheim Township Blue Streaks vs. Hempfield Black Knights
The Manheim Township Blue Streaks will head out on the road to take on the Hempfield Black Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Manheim Township: 3.5, Hempfield: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Manheim Township is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They beat Ephrata by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 2-1. The win was familiar territory for Manheim Township who now have four in a row.
Trey Eckman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Manheim Township saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Traeton Sauder, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, Hempfield made sure to put some runs up on the board against Manheim Central on Thursday. Hempfield sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-8 victory over Manheim Central. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hempfield.
Manheim Township has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Hempfield, they pushed their record up to 16-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Manheim Township skirted past Hempfield 8-7 when the teams last played last Friday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Manheim Township since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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