The Hughesville Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Lewisburg Green Dragons at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hughesville has nine straight victories, Lewisburg has 25 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, Hughesville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Jersey Shore.
Jackson Lunger was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Lewisburg lost 11-2 to Mifflinburg on Tuesday.
Landen Wagner was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Lewisburg didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Hughesville's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-2. As for Lewisburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-18.
Hughesville took their win against Lewisburg in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 10-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hughesville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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