Miller School of Albemarle waltzed into their game on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They skirted past the Hanover Hawks 5-4. This was payback for Miller School of Albemarle, who suffered a 6-5 loss the last time these two teams met.
Evan Hankins spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Miller School of Albemarle's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mandela Browman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Miller School of Albemarle has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5-1 record this season. As for Hanover, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-2-1.
Miller School of Albemarle will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Blue Ridge at 5:00 p.m. Miller School of Albemarle will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Hanover, they will head out on the road to challenge Mechanicsville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Mechanicsville: 3.1, Hanover: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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