The Harbor Creek Huskies will head out on the road to square off against the Saegertown Panthers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Harbor Creek is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
On Friday, Harbor Creek came out on top against General McLane by a score of 5-3 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Preston Lanagan looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Harbor Creek's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Burick, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Parker Irwin was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Saegertown can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. They blew past Cochranton 6-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Saegertown.
Blake Burchill made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Burchill was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Levi Gardner was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Blake Leslie, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Harbor Creek's record now sits at 10-3. As for Saegertown, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2-1 record this season.
Harbor Creek beat Saegertown 8-5 in their previous meeting back in April of 2016. Will Harbor Creek repeat their success, or does Saegertown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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