Baseball Preview: Penn Manor Comets vs. Hempfield Black Knights
The Penn Manor Comets are on the road again on Monday to play the Hempfield Black Knights at 4:30 p.m. Hempfield took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Penn Manor, who comes in off a win.
Penn Manor gave up the first runs last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over Northeastern.
Bradyn Eckert spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Bryce Avery, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Shan Black-Robinson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hempfield can now relate to. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blue Streaks on Monday. Hempfield's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Penn Manor's win bumped their record up to 14-7. As for Hempfield, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-6.
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