Manheim Township had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Solanco Golden Mules. That's more bragging rights for Manheim Township, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Trey Eckman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on eight hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Josh Boll, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Solanco's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Underwood, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Manheim Township is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Solanco, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.
Manheim Township will be playing at home against Cedar Crest at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Manheim Township is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Solanco, they will head out on the road to take on Lampeter-Strasburg at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Lampeter-Strasburg's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Solanco's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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