Baldwin is 0-6 against Hempfield Area since June of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Baldwin Highlanders will head out on the road to square off against the Hempfield Area Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Baldwin is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Mt. Lebanon on Thursday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Baldwin with their most commanding win of the season.
Anna Schumacher spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Baldwin let Avery Herrington and Jordan Gerendash loose on the outfield. Herrington went 3-for-5 with three doubles, three RBI, and two runs, while Gerendash went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI. Gerendash has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kaylee Smolko, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Hempfield Area waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Golden Tornado. That's two games straight that Hempfield Area has won by exactly five runs.
Baldwin's victory bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Hempfield Area, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Baldwin suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Hempfield Area in their previous matchup on April 8th. Can Baldwin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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