The Hempfield Area Spartans will be playing at home against the Franklin Regional Panthers at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Hempfield Area is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Hempfield Area came up short against Plum and fell 10-6.
Ethan Minerva made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Hess, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Franklin Regional had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Warriors a 1-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Max Bernadowski's shutout, as he gave up just three hits.
On the hitting side, Franklin Regional's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was NJ Ramchandran, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Hempfield Area's loss dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Franklin Regional, their victory bumped their record up to 12-7.
Everything went Hempfield Area's way against Franklin Regional in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Hempfield Area made off with a 10-4 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Franklin Regional's Daniel Luko, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Hempfield Area to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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