Hughesville waltzed into their matchup on Monday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They had just enough and edged the Wellsboro Hornets out 3-1. That's more bragging rights for Hughesville, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Nathan Bieber spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits.
On the hitting side, Hughesville's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Lunger, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Hughesville pushed their record up to 13-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Wellsboro, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hughesville will take on Jersey Shore at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hughesville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season. As for Wellsboro, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Canton at 4:30 p.m. Wellsboro has given up an average of 7.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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