In what's become a running theme this season, MMI Preparatory School gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Hanover Area Hawkeyes as MMI Preparatory School made off with a 12-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for MMI Preparatory School considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Andrew Burns made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 6.1 innings pitched. Burns has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Burns was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, MMI Preparatory School got a massive performance out of Zack Yenchko, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Heath Williams, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Hanover Area's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Cruz, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
MMI Preparatory School's victory bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Hanover Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
MMI Preparatory School does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hanover Area, they will be playing at home against Greater Nanticoke Area at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Hanover Area is facing Greater Nanticoke Area at the right time seeing as Greater Nanticoke Area is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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