Manheim Township won the last time they faced Hempfield, and things went their way on Friday too. The Manheim Township Blue Streaks won by a run and slipped past the Hempfield Black Knights 8-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Manheim Township.
Manheim Township got a great performance from Trey Eckman as he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Eckman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Josh Boll was a standout: he scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Angelo Billiard, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Manheim Township is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Hempfield, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 14-5.
Manheim Township will head out on the road to face off against Ephrata at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Manheim Township: 3.8, Ephrata: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Hempfield, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Penn Manor at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Hempfield's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Penn Manor's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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