The Strasburg-Franklin Tigers will be playing at home against the Hiland Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Strasburg-Franklin has 15 straight wins, Hiland has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Strasburg-Franklin gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They blew past Steubenville 8-2.
Amelia Spidell made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 17 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). Spidell has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Spidell was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Miley Reifenschneider, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Rylee Becker was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Hiland's offense. They lost 21-0 to Indian Valley on Friday.
Strasburg-Franklin pushed their record up to 22-3 with that win, which was their 20th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Hiland, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
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