The Smethport Hubbers will head out on the road to face off against the Kane Wolves at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Smethport will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Smethport is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Northern Potter 10-0.
Brentton McDowell was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. McDowell has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. McDowell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Owen Rounsville was a standout: he scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ryan Mason, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Kane narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Bradford 2-1.
Smethport's win bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Kane, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season.
Smethport came up short against Kane when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kane's Brock Wensel, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that Smethport 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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