After flying high against Mt. Lebanon on Wednesday, Hempfield Area came back down to earth. The Spartans fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 5-4 on Friday. The Spartans were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Blue Devils earlier this season, when they won 14-3.
Hempfield Area saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony More, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI.
Hempfield Area's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Mt. Lebanon, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 8-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Hempfield Area will square off against Butler at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Golden Tornado's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so the Spartans' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Mt. Lebanon, they will take on Canon-McMillan at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Blue Devils 4, the Big Macs 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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