Hanover is 8-2 against Mechanicsville since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hanover Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Mechanicsville Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Hanover is looking to tack on another W to their ten-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Mechanicsville's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Hanover had not allowed a single run the last five times they've hit the field. Hanover's pitcher stepped up to hand Matoaca a 3-0 shutout on Wednesday.
Not much got past Lillian Parrish, who gave up just zero hits and racked up 18 Ks to keep Matoaca off the board. Parrish has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Emma Slutzah was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Gibson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mechanicsville put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They blew past Varina 10-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Mechanicsville considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Mechanicsville also got a great performance from Bailey Johnson as she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Ella Hagen was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Abby Proffitt was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Hanover's victory bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Mechanicsville, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-6 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Hanover hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Mechanicsville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Hanover's way against Mechanicsville in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Hanover made off with a 13-1 win. Will Hanover repeat their success, or does Mechanicsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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