The Honesdale Hornets are on the road again on Saturday to play the Montoursville Warriors at 12:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Honesdale is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Lakeland an 11-0 shutout on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Peter Modrovsky was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Modrovsky has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Modrovsky was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nate Greene, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jack Eisele, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Montoursville gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They blew past Lewisburg 16-0.
Quinn Ranck was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Reeder, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Honesdale pushed their record up to 9-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Montoursville, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Honesdale couldn't quite finish off Montoursville when the teams last played back in June of 2023 and fell 4-2. Thankfully for Honesdale, Mathew Conklin (who pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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