MMI Preparatory School is 2-8 against Hanover Area since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. MMI Preparatory School will head out on the road to square off against the Hanover Area Hawkeyes at 4:15 p.m. MMI Preparatory School is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, MMI Preparatory School came up short against Shenandoah Valley and fell 6-1.
MMI Preparatory School saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was John Drobnock, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Hanover Area narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Northwest Area 6-5.
Nick Schiel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on 13 hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cam Kratz, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
MMI Preparatory School's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Hanover Area, their win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-12.
MMI Preparatory School came up short against Hanover Area in their previous meeting on May 1st, falling 9-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kratz, who struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that MMI Preparatory School knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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