East Juniata had lost four straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 3-9 to make it five. They came up short against the Susquenita Blackhawks, falling 15-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Blackhawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 19-0 back in March.
As for Susquenita, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3. The result was nothing new for the Blackhawks, who have now won six games by ten runs or more so far this season.
For Susquenita's part, the team relied heavily on Galen Wenrich, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and four runs. Those four runs gave Wenrich a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Hostetter, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Coming up, East Juniata will be playing at home against Fannett Metal at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fannett Metal's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so East Juniata's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Susquenita, they will head out to face off against Juniata at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Blackhawks' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Indians have averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season.
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