The Old Forge Blue Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Honesdale Hornets at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Old Forge will head into Monday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Monday after soaring to a 11-run matchup in their last game. They fell just short of Holy Cross by a score of 5-3.
Joseph Granko put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Granko has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Granko was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases.
Granko wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jake Iacavazzi, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Old Forge didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holy Cross only tossed five.
Meanwhile, Honesdale unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Riverside by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for Honesdale in their matchups with Riverside: they've now lost three in a row.
Old Forge's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6. As for Honesdale, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3.
Old Forge came out on top in a nail-biter against Honesdale when the teams last played on April 10th, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Old Forge since the team 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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