Hancock is 0-3 against Mountain Ridge since May of 2018 but things could change on Thursday. The Panthers will be playing at home against the Miners at 4:45 p.m. Neither Hancock nor Mountain Ridge posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Hancock came into this matchup off a tough 20-run defeat last Wednesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of McConnellsburg by a score of 3-1 on Monday. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hancock saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Hill, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That double was Hill's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Mountain Ridge lost 11-2 to Petersburg on Wednesday. The contest marked the Miners' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Hancock's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Mountain Ridge, they dropped their record down to 2-3 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Hancock came up short against Mountain Ridge in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, falling 9-4. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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