Moravian Academy had lost eight straight at home, but on Friday they dropped down to 0-17 to make it nine. They lost 15-5 to the Pen Argyl Green Knights. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Green Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-3 back in March.
As for Pen Argyl, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games.
For Pen Argyl's part, Caleb Herfurth was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Pen Argyl is 2-1 when Herfurth allows one or fewer earned runs, but 5-10 otherwise. Herfurth was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Nicholas Haros and Luca Albanese did most of the damage at the plate: Haros went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double, while Albanese went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. Haros is becoming a predictor of Pen Argyl's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-11 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Nick Shenk, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Moravian Academy is set to face off against their familiar foe Bangor at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Pen Argyl will take on rival Notre Dame-Green Pond at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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