It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hempfield Area can now relate to. They fell just short of the Nazareth Area Blue Eagles by a score of 6-4 on Tuesday. The Spartans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Blue Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in June of 2018.
Riley Miller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits.
At the plate, Hempfield Area saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allie Cervola, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Julia Varhola also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Spartans
| 06/10/25 @ Nazareth Area | 4-6 |
| 06/05/25 @ Chambersburg | 4-3 |
| 06/02/25 vs State College | 2-1 |
| 05/29/25 vs Seneca Valley | 1-0 |
| 05/07/25 vs Seneca Valley | 1-0 |
The defeat snapped Hempfield Area's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 25-2 record. As for Nazareth Area, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Hempfield Area nor Nazareth Area have any future games scheduled.
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