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| 04/25/24 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 04/23/24 - Away | 9-4 W |
| 04/22/24 - Home | 8-6 W |
| 04/27/23 - Away | 6-1 W |
| 04/25/23 - Home | 3-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Mt. Lebanon is 8-2 against Hempfield Area since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Blue Devils will square off against the Spartans at 4:15 p.m. Mt. Lebanon is coming into the match on a six-game losing streak.
Mt. Lebanon fell victim to Pine-Richland and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rams.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Hempfield Area and Norwin meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Wednesday. The Spartans walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Knights.
Hempfield Area got a great performance from Kevin Bender as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Bender has become a key player for the Spartans: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-3 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Hempfield Area saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ian Kovalcik, who went 2-for-3 with one double. Those two hits gave Kovalcik a new career-high. Evan Dunlap also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Mt. Lebanon's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Hempfield Area, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Mt. Lebanon skirted past Hempfield Area 3-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Devils since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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