Lake-Lehman is 8-2 against Hanover Area since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lake-Lehman Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hanover Area Hawkeyes at 4:30 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lake-Lehman is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Dallas (and have done all season long). Lake-Lehman's pitcher stepped up to hand Dallas an 11-0 shutout on Sunday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lake-Lehman.
Hannah Chipego made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Chipego has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Chipego was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, four stolen bases, and three runs.
In other batting news, Gracie Bucknavage was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Janaya Yusko, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Hanover Area had to endure a 14-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They were the clear victor by a 15-1 margin over Wyoming Seminary College Prep two weeks ago. Hanover Area's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Lake-Lehman has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. As for Hanover Area, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-10.
Lake-Lehman took their win against Hanover Area in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 15-0. Does Lake-Lehman have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hanover Area turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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