It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Hanover Area ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Crestwood Comets 4-3. This was payback for Hanover Area, who suffered a 6-4 loss the last time these two teams met.
Hanover Area's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nick Schiel, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Garrison, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Crestwood's side, Chaz Wright was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI. Dylan Domzalski was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Crestwood didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hanover Area only tossed five.
Hanover Area's win bumped their record up to 2-11. As for Crestwood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-10.
Hanover Area will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Wyoming Area at 4:15 p.m. Wyoming Area is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Crestwood, they will head out on the road to square off against Tunkhannock at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Crestwood is facing Tunkhannock at the right time seeing as Tunkhannock is stuck on a 12-game losing streak.
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