On Wednesday, Frankfort faced Keyser in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Frankfort Falcons walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Keyser Golden Tornado. The win made it back-to-back victories for Frankfort.
Lanson Orndorf made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Orndorf has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Orndorf was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Orndorf wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Lynch, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a double.
Even though they lost, Keyser hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Frankfort struck out eight times.
Frankfort is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Keyser, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-4.
Frankfort will head out on the road to challenge Keyser at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keyser's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Frankfort's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Keyser, they will be playing at home against Grafton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Grafton is coming into the matchup with three straight wins on the road, so Keyser will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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