Greater Nanticoke Area scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Lake-Lehman Knights. The victory was just what Greater Nanticoke Area needed coming off of an 11-1 loss in their prior contest.
The team relied heavily on Ethen Ball, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
On Lake-Lehman's side, Sam Finarelli was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Finarelli was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Finarelli wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Will Jenkins, who went 2-for-5 with a triple and a run.
Even though they lost, Lake-Lehman didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Greater Nanticoke Area's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-5. As for Lake-Lehman, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Greater Nanticoke Area will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Wyoming Seminary College Prep at 4:15 p.m. Wyoming Seminary College Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Lake-Lehman, they will head out on the road to challenge Hanover Area at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Lake-Lehman is facing Hanover Area at the right time seeing as Hanover Area is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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