The Smethport Hubbers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Coudersport Falcons at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Smethport is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Northern Potter on Wednesday as Smethport made off with a 23-9 victory. With that win, Smethport brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Zach Hungiville was a standout: he scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances. Colin Riekofsky was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing five bases while going 2-for-6.
Meanwhile, Coudersport sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Otto-Eldred on Wednesday.
Coudersport's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Owen Deutschlander, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases.
Smethport is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-7 record this season. As for Coudersport, their victory bumped their record up to 12-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Smethport has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Coudersport struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Smethport came up short against Coudersport in their previous matchup back in April, falling 9-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Coudersport's Gavyn Ayers, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Now that Smethport knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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