Baseball Recap: Spring Mills Falls Short Against Ranked Hedgesville

Spring Mills faced Hedgesville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Cardinals fell 6-1 to the Eagles. The defeat continues a trend for the Cardinals in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost eight in a row.

Spring Mills got a good showing from Bradley Butts, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

At the plate, Spring Mills saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rylan Swartz, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.

Spring Mills' loss dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Hedgesville, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.

Spring Mills will square off against Jefferson at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Hedgesville, they will take on Williamsport at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.