Mt. Lebanon fell victim to Hempfield Area and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 2-0. The Blue Devils were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Spartans earlier this season, when they won 9-2.
Mt. Lebanon's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-7. As for Hempfield Area, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-6.
Mt. Lebanon and Hempfield Area could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. The Blue Devils will face off against Canon-McMillan at 4:15 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (276 vs. 30). Meanwhile, Hempfield Area (ranked 312th) will meet Butler (ranked 54th) at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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