Baseball Preview: Penn Manor Comets vs. Hempfield Black Knights
Penn Manor is 2-8 against Hempfield since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Penn Manor Comets are on the road again to play the Hempfield Black Knights at 4:15 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Penn Manor can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Warwick with a sharp 9-2 win.
Bradyn Eckert tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cole Zink was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Bryce Avery was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Hempfield had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Blue Streaks as they made off with an 8-2 victory. Hempfield might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five contests by six runs or more this season.
Penn Manor pushed their record up to 7-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs per game. As for Hempfield, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
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