Baseball Recap: Fannett Metal Extends Home Winning Streak to Five

Fannett Metal

Margin (Wins)

03/21/25 @ Southern Huntingdon County	17
03/19/25 @ McConnellsburg	14
05/08/25 vs McConnellsburg	10
04/25/25 @ Forbes Road	10
04/01/25 vs Southern Huntingdon County	10

Fannett Metal won the last time they faced McConnellsburg and things went their way on Thursday too. Fannett Metal blew past McConnellsburg 11-1. The result was nothing new for Fannett Metal, who have now won nine matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Wade Appleby spent all five innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits.

At the plate, Fannett Metal got a big performance out of Landon Arnold, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Broc Hostler was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three runs, one double, and one RBI.

Fannett Metal was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April.

Fannett Metal pushed their record up to 12-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for McConnellsburg, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-8.

Fannett Metal didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 2-1 loss against Tussey Mountain on the 12th. As for McConnellsburg, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 6-3 win against Southern Huntingdon County on the 10th.