Fannett Metal will head out on the road to take on the East Juniata Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fannett Metal will be strutting in after a win while East Juniata will be coming in after a defeat.
If Fannett Metal beats East Juniata with eight runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Fannett Metal beat Windber on Tuesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 8-2. The result was nothing new for Fannett Metal, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Fannett Metal let Jake Coffman and Adam Hammond run wild. Coffman went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run, while Hammond got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.
Meanwhile, East Juniata fell victim to Susquenita and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They came up short against the Blackhawks, falling 15-0. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The victory made it two in a row for Fannett Metal and bumps their season record up to 7-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games. As for East Juniata, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Fannett Metal took their victory against East Juniata when the teams last played back in April of 2019 by a conclusive 10-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fannett Metal since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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