The Garden Spot Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Penn Manor Comets at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Garden Spot's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Penn Manor's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Garden Spot can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They blew past Reading 11-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Garden Spot considering their one-run performance the game before.
Ryder Hertzler made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Hertzler has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hertzler was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Karson Weaver was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Caleb Zimmerman was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Penn Manor fell victim to Hempfield and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Black Knights by a score of 1-0.
Bradyn Eckert was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
Garden Spot has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Penn Manor, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 13-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Garden Spot has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Penn Manor struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Garden Spot was able to grind out a solid win over Penn Manor in their previous matchup back in May of 2017, winning 5-0. Does Garden Spot have another victory up their sleeve, or will Penn Manor turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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