It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Kiski Area ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Armstrong River Hawks 10-8. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cavaliers considering their two-run performance the match before.
Tylar Hanley
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Tylar Hanley and Dominick Hand made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Hanley struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Hand pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Hanley also tossed a walk, which is notable because Kiski Area is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 0-7 otherwise. At bat, Hanley scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-5, while Hand scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-5. Those three stolen bases gave Hanley a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on John Deluca, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Dimitri Spagnola, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Kiski Area's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 2-8. As for Armstrong, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Looking ahead, Kiski Area will face off against Plum at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Armstrong, they will head out to face off against Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The River Hawks are facing the Vikings at the right time seeing as the Vikings are stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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