Baseball Preview: Malvern Hornets vs. Strasburg-Franklin Tigers
Malvern is 1-9 against Strasburg-Franklin since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Malvern Hornets will head out on the road to take on the Strasburg-Franklin Tigers at 5:00 p.m.
Malvern is is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They fell victim to a rough 6-0 loss at the hands of Buckeye Trail.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Strasburg-Franklin, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Friday. They blew past Minerva 9-3. The result was nothing new for Strasburg-Franklin, who have now won four matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Drew Lancaster, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Micah McVay, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Malvern's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Strasburg-Franklin, they pushed their record up to 6-7 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Malvern suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Strasburg-Franklin in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Malvern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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