Baseball Game Preview: Hempfield Area Spartans vs. Norwin Knights

The Hempfield Area Spartans will square off against the Norwin Knights at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Hempfield Area and Connellsville meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Spartans came out on top against the Falcons by a score of 13-8. The Spartans haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Meanwhile, Norwin made easy work of Hampton on Thursday and carried off a 13-6 win. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won six matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.

Hempfield Area's victory bumped their record up to 14-9. As for Norwin, their win bumped their record up to 13-7.