Hempfield stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They put the hurt on the Manheim Township Blue Streaks with a sharp 9-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hempfield.
Carley Ernst made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). Ernst has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Ernst was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chloe Diener, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Kiara Rodriguez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Hempfield pushed their record up to 13-2 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Manheim Township, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Hempfield will head out on the road to take on Penn Manor at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Hempfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season. As for Manheim Township, they will be playing in front of their home fans against J.P. McCaskey at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Manheim Township is facing J.P. McCaskey at the right time seeing as J.P. McCaskey is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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