Manheim Township and Hempfield are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Manheim Township Blue Streaks will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Hempfield Black Knights at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Manheim Township: 3.6, Hempfield: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Manheim Township's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Penn Manor 11-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Manheim Township considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Manheim Township let Ben Connors and Josh Boll loose on the outfield. Connors scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Boll scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Angelo Billiard, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Hempfield had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Falcons by a score of 5-2.
Manheim Township's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-5. As for Hempfield, their victory bumped their record up to 14-4.
Manheim Township came out on top in a nail-biter against Hempfield when the teams last played last Wednesday, sneaking past 2-1. Does Manheim Township have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hempfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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