Baseball Preview: McConnellsburg Spartans vs. Forbes Road
McConnellsburg is 8-2 against Forbes Road since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The McConnellsburg Spartans will stay at home for another game and welcome Forbes Road at 4:30 p.m. McConnellsburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
McConnellsburg scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against Shanksville Stonycreek as McConnellsburg made off with an 11-4 win.
McConnellsburg got a massive performance out of Jackson Clevenger, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Mellott, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, sadly, Forbes Road is still looking for their first win of the season after four contests. They suffered a rough 15-0 defeat at the hands of Southern Huntingdon County on Wednesday.
McConnellsburg pushed their record up to 5-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs per game. As for Forbes Road, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went McConnellsburg's way against Forbes Road in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as McConnellsburg made off with an 8-0 win. Does McConnellsburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Forbes Road turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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