Hempfield Area had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Blackhawk Cougars with a sharp 15-4 win. For Hempfield Area, this counts as revenge for the 6-4 loss Blackhawk walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2022.
Keiran Lippmann looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Carson Shuglie, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Alex Smillie, who scored three runs and stole two bases.
On Blackhawk's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Davis, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Hempfield Area's victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Hempfield Area will head out on the road to challenge Greater Latrobe at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hempfield Area and Greater Latrobe are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Blackhawk, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Central Valley at 4:00 p.m.
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