Greater Nanticoke Area is 8-1 against MMI Preparatory School since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans will head out on the road to take on MMI Preparatory School at 4:45 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Greater Nanticoke Area needed a bit of extra time to put away Lake-Lehman. They had just enough and edged the Knights out 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Greater Nanticoke Area.
Brandon Wozniak made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Wozniak has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Wozniak was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Serafino Raggi, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ethen Ball, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, MMI Preparatory School had just enough and edged Wyoming Seminary College Prep out 5-3 on Tuesday.
Like Greater Nanticoke Area, MMI Preparatory School also got a great game from a two-way player: John Drobnock. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Drobnock was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Caleb Skuba was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Nick Pantages was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Greater Nanticoke Area has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for MMI Preparatory School, their record is now 8-6.
Greater Nanticoke Area came up short against MMI Preparatory School in their previous meeting back in April, falling 6-3. Can Greater Nanticoke Area avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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