Baseball Preview: Hanover Area Hawkeyes vs. Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans
The Hanover Area Hawkeyes will head out on the road to face off against the Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Greater Nanticoke Area took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Hanover Area, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with 11 defeats in a row dating back to last season, Hanover Area finally turned things around against MMI Preparatory School on Wednesday. Hanover Area walked away with a 9-6 win over MMI Preparatory School.
Cam Kratz made a big impact no matter where he played. 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, Jayden Cruz was excellent, scoring 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.
Meanwhile, Greater Nanticoke Area might've scored the first runs on Wednesday, but it was Wyoming Area who claimed the real prize. Greater Nanticoke Area fell just short of Wyoming Area by a score of 2-1.
Greater Nanticoke Area saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Wozniak, who went 2-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Even though they lost, Greater Nanticoke Area hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Hanover Area's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-10. As for Greater Nanticoke Area, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Hanover Area couldn't quite finish off Greater Nanticoke Area in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 4-2. Thankfully for Hanover Area, Caleb Butczynski (who struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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