Hanover Area had lost three straight at home, but on Friday they dropped down to 0-4 to make it four. They came up short against the Lake-Lehman Knights, falling 14-0. The Hawkeyes were not able to make up for their defeat to the Knights from their previous meeting back in May of 2025.
As for Lake-Lehman, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.2 runs on average over those games.
For Lake-Lehman's part, Hannah Chipego made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Chipego has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four runs, and one stolen base. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2025.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaitlyn Brudnicki, who fired off two home runs, two stolen bases, and three runs while going 4-for-5. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Julia Sholtis was another key player, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Hanover Area didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 17-8 victory against Weatherly on the 11th. As for Lake-Lehman, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 19-0 win against Wyoming Valley West on the 15th.
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