Malvern is 1-9 against Strasburg-Franklin since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Malvern Hornets will be playing at home against the Strasburg-Franklin Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Malvern's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Conotton Valley on Tuesday. They fell 5-0 to the Rockets. Malvern has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Strasburg-Franklin had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Buckeye Trail on Tuesday.
Derek Rissler was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Malvern's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Strasburg-Franklin, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-8.
Malvern might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Strasburg-Franklin in their previous matchup on Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Strasburg-Franklin's Bradyn Whitman, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that Malvern knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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