Baseball Recap: MMI Preparatory School vs. Hanover Area Hawkeyes
MMI Preparatory School lost against Hanover Area back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. MMI Preparatory School took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hanover Area Hawkeyes. MMI Preparatory School has not had much luck with Hanover Area recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
MMI Preparatory School saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Burns, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Nick Pantages, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
On Hanover Area's side, Cam Kratz made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Kratz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jayden Cruz, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Nick Schiel was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with an RBI.
MMI Preparatory School's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Hanover Area, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-10.
MMI Preparatory School will head out on the road to face off against Wyoming Area at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Wyoming Area has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.64 runs per game on average), something MMI Preparatory School will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Hanover Area, they will head out on the road to take on Greater Nanticoke Area at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hanover Area has given up an average of 10 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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