On Wednesday, Hempfield Area faced Central Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Hempfield Area Spartans narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Central Catholic Vikings 6-4. The win was just business as usual For Hempfield Area, who after six games remain undefeated this season.
Carson Shuglie was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. Quinn Wilkins was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Hempfield Area's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs per game. As for Central Catholic, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-3.
Hempfield Area will have a chance to go back-to-back against Central Catholic: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:15 p.m. on Friday.
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