Hempfield Area and Plum are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Hempfield Area Spartans will be playing at home against the Plum Mustangs at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Hempfield Area is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, Hempfield Area had just enough and edged Norwin out 10-9. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hempfield Area.
Carson Shuglie was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Ethan Minerva was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Plum's offense. They fell 5-0 to Ringgold on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Plum's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Plum saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Anderson, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Hempfield Area's victory bumped their record up to 14-5. As for Plum, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6.
Hempfield Area was able to grind out a solid win over Plum in their previous meeting back in April of 2021, winning 12-7. Will Hempfield Area repeat their success, or does Plum have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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