Houlka had no answer to Peyton Cornelius on Friday as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his fourth in a row with more than five strikeouts. This season, Cornelius has been strong no matter where he plays. On the mound, he has an ERA of 3.28 over 36.3 innings pitched. Meanwhile, at bat he has slashed 0.413/0.526/0.720 with 25 runs and just as many RBI.
Cornelius' strong effort led Pine Grove over Houlka and he'll get a chance to do so again: the teams have a rematch scheduled on Saturday. Pine Grove is 3-0 against Houlka going back to April of 2021, a lead they'll look to extend.
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