The Coudersport Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Smethport Hubbers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Coudersport has three straight wins, Smethport has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Coudersport is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Northern Potter (and have done all season long). Coudersport blew past Northern Potter 14-1.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Smethport had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Otto-Eldred on Monday.
Smethport saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brentton McDowell, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. McDowell has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Hungiville, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Smethport kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Coudersport's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Smethport, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Coudersport beat Smethport 9-4 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coudersport 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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