There's no place like home for Wyoming Area, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Holy Redeemer Royals out 8-7. This was payback for Wyoming Area, who suffered a 15-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Jake Snyder was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Snyder was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on David Fath, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Noah Smith, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
On Holy Redeemer's side, Cody Quaglia made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Gordon, who went 1-for-4 with four RBI and a stolen base.
Wyoming Area pushed their record up to 10-8 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Holy Redeemer, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-5.
Wyoming Area will head out on the road to challenge Hanover Area at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Wyoming Area has given up an average of 6.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Holy Redeemer, they will head out on the road to square off against North Pocono at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Holy Redeemer is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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