Afton is 2-8 against Deposit-Hancock since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Afton Knights will square off against Deposit-Hancock at 4:30 p.m. Afton is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 11 games.
Afton stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Delaware Academy with a sharp 9-1 victory.
Matt Carman and Justin Reeve did most of the damage at the plate: Carman scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Reeve scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Carman is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Burns, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Deposit-Hancock unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 8-3 to Port Jervis.
Afton's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2. As for Deposit-Hancock, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-2.
Afton came out on top in a nail-biter against Deposit-Hancock in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 3-2. Does Afton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Deposit-Hancock turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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