McConnellsburg is 2-8 against Southern Fulton since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The McConnellsburg Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Southern Fulton Indians at 4:30 p.m. McConnellsburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Southern Fulton is hoping to do on Tuesday what Everett couldn't on Thursday: put an end to McConnellsburg's winning streak, which now stands at three games. McConnellsburg came out on top against Everett by a score of 7-3.
Landin Gress tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Shaffer Earley, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Andrew Mellott was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 26 runs the game before, Southern Fulton was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell just short of Northern Bedford County by a score of 4-2.
McConnellsburg's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3. As for Southern Fulton, their loss ended a 13-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 14-3.
McConnellsburg couldn't quite finish off Southern Fulton in their previous matchup back in April and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southern Fulton's Paul Hendershot, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over seven innings pitched. Now that McConnellsburg knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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