The Harmony Area Owls will head out on the road to challenge the Curwensville Golden Tide at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Harmony Area and five for Curwensville.
Harmony Area will head into Wednesday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Purchase Line on Wednesday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 15-point defeat they were dealt last Thursday. Harmony Area fell just short of Purchase Line by a score of 5-3.
Jarrod Sward put in work no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Sward was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Sward wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jack Bracken, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Curwensville fell victim to Mount Union and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. Their tough 18-0 loss to the Trojans might stick with them for a while.
Harmony Area's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Curwensville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Harmony Area beat Curwensville 7-4 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Curwensville's Ayden Sutika, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Harmony Area to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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