Halifax put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let the Susquenita Blackhawks onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Halifax, who have now won three games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Brandon Schell made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Schell was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Justin Zahurak and Dylan Klinger did most of the damage at the plate: Zahurak scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Klinger scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
On Susquenita's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Schoppy, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Halifax pushed their record up to 5-0 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 10.7 runs. As for Susquenita, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Halifax will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against East Juniata at 4:30 p.m. Halifax's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so East Juniata's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Susquenita, they will head out on the road to face off against Newport at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Susquenita is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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