Baseball Recap: McConnellsburg Spartans vs. Fannett Metal
McConnellsburg fell victim to Fannett Metal and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fannett Metal. McConnellsburg has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Landin Gress was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, McConnellsburg saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Fowler, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, McConnellsburg didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fannett Metal only tossed five.
McConnellsburg's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5. As for Fannett Metal, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. McConnellsburg will take on Tussey Mountain at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Tussey Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Fannett Metal, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Claysburg-Kimmel at 4:30 p.m. Fannett Metal will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
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