Baseball Recap: Moravian Academy Comes Up Short

Moravian Academy extended their losing streak to 17 on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 0-17 in the process. They lost 9-3 to the Pen Argyl Green Knights. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Green Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 22-4 on April 1st.

As for Pen Argyl, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-6-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games.

For Pen Argyl's part, Cayden Vishnesky made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Vishnesky was also big at the plate, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases and one run.

In other batting news, Pen Argyl got a big performance out of Nick Haros, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases and two runs. The Green Knights are undefeated when Haros posts two or more runs, but 4-6-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jacob Martini, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Moravian Academy will challenge Bangor at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Slaters have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.29 runs per game on average), something the Lions will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Pen Argyl, they will square off against Notre Dame-Green Pond at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.