While Abington Heights's win against Wallenpaupack Area wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Comets' pitchers stepped up to hand the Buckhorns a 2-0 shutout on Thursday.
Abington Heights got a great performance from Will Herold as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Herold a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, Abington Heights saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Harshal Patel, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Abington Heights is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Wallenpaupack Area, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-4.
Abington Heights and Wallenpaupack Area should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. The Comets (ranked 158th) will meet Delaware Valley (ranked 520th) at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Wallenpaupack Area will square off against Valley View at 4:30 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (119 vs. 510).
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