Gorham Fayette is 0-4 against Hilltop since April of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Gorham Fayette Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Hilltop Cadets at 4:00 p.m.
Gorham Fayette is is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They lost 15-5 to North Central.
Meanwhile, Hilltop can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They never let Pettisville onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory.
Devin Dempsey and Wade Wagner did most of the damage at the plate: Dempsey went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Wagner scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Wagner has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brennan Dempsey, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Gorham Fayette's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Hilltop, their win bumped their record up to 11-6.
Gorham Fayette suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Hilltop in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wagner, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that Gorham Fayette knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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