The Hughesville Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Loyalsock Township Lancers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hughesville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Hughesville narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Warrior Run 3-2. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Hughesville has scored all season.
Jed Abernatha was excellent, going 1-for-1 with a stolen base and two RBI. Trent Wetzel was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Loyalsock Township was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They suffered a rough 12-0 defeat at the hands of Southern Columbia Area.
The victory made it two in a row for Hughesville and bumps their season record up to 7-2. As for Loyalsock Township, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-7.
Hughesville suffered a grim 11-4 defeat to Loyalsock Township when the teams last played last Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Loyalsock Township's Ethan Nagy, who pitched five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Now that Hughesville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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