Spring Mills hasn't had much luck against Hedgesville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Cardinals will be playing at home against the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Spring Mills will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Spring Mills' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 14-0 margin over Keyser. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won 14 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Brayden Clark looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on JP Sweeney, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. That's the most hits he has posted over his last seven games. Landon Stanley was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Hedgesville and Musselman meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Eagles fell 6-1 to the Applemen.
Hedgesville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryan French, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Spring Mills' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-8. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Hedgesville, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
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