Baseball Game Preview: Penn Manor Comets vs. Hempfield Black Knights

The Penn Manor Comets will take on the Hempfield Black Knights at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing isn't great for Penn Manor: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Hempfield has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road also dating back to last season.

Penn Manor is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over J.P. McCaskey on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Comets in their matchups with the Red Tornado: they've now won seven in a row.

Billy Riggs made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Riggs was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

Angel Luna

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/08/25 @ J.P. McCaskey	4
05/03/24 @ Warwick	2
04/17/24 vs Cedar Crest	2
04/09/24 @ Cedar Crest	2
04/05/24 vs J.P. McCaskey	2

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Angel Luna, who went 2-for-5 with four RBI and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Stuart, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Penn Manor kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Hempfield won against Lampeter-Strasburg on Friday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Black Knights put the hurt on Cedar Crest with a sharp 8-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Black Knights, who have now won six contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Jonathan O'Maille and Brayden Hostetter did most of the damage at the plate: O'Maille scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Hostetter scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Joshua Toole, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one stolen base.

Penn Manor's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Hempfield, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0.