Hancock waltzed into their match on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over Forbes Road. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Hancock also won the last time the pair played last Friday.
Blaire Ray made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Ray has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Ray was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Shawn Thomas and Tyler Clingerman did most of the damage at the plate: Thomas scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Clingerman went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Hancock has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for Forbes Road, their loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-11.
Hancock will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Northern at 4:30 p.m. Northern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Forbes Road, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Tussey Mountain at 4:30 p.m.
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