After flying high against Midd-West last Monday, Montoursville came back down to earth. The Montoursville Warriors fell just short of the Danville Ironmen by a score of 8-7 on Wednesday. Montoursville was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Danville apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April.
Quinn Ranck was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
On Danville's side, Daniel Walker was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Carter Raup was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Montoursville's loss dropped their record down to 10-3. As for Danville, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-3.
Montoursville will head out on the road to challenge Holy Redeemer at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Holy Redeemer is on a five-game streak of home wins, Montoursville a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Danville will take on South Williamsport at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Danville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
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