Baseball Preview: Strasburg-Franklin Tigers vs. Malvern Hornets
Strasburg-Franklin is 9-1 against Malvern since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Strasburg-Franklin Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Malvern Hornets at 5:00 p.m. Strasburg-Franklin is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Strasburg-Franklin had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Buckeye Trail.
Derek Rissler was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Malvern fell victim to Conotton Valley and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rockets. Malvern has struggled against Conotton Valley recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Strasburg-Franklin now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Malvern, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Strasburg-Franklin took their win against Malvern in their previous meeting on Monday by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Strasburg-Franklin since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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