The Hempfield Black Knights will head out to challenge the Garden Spot Spartans at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Hempfield will come into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Hempfield barely beat Penn Manor the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Black Knights put the hurt on the Comets with a sharp 7-1 victory on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Black Knights, who have now won seven contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Hempfield let Joshua Toole and Brayden Hostetter run wild. Toole scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Hostetter scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Garden Spot made sure to put some runs up on the board against Octorara Area on Thursday. The Spartans never let the Braves get on the board and left with a 14-0 win. With that victory, the Spartans brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Jake Speers and Ryder Hertzler did most of the damage at the plate: Speers scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Hertzler scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Madix Bracken was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Hempfield's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for Garden Spot, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
Hempfield beat Garden Spot 9-5 in their previous meeting back in April of 2016. Do the Black Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Spartans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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