The Manheim Township Blue Streaks will head out on the road to challenge the Hempfield Black Knights at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Hempfield is hoping to do on Wednesday what Cedar Crest couldn't on Monday: put an end to Manheim Township's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Manheim Township put the hurt on Cedar Crest with a sharp 14-4 victory.
Trey Eckman spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Manheim Township got a massive performance out of Christian Kleckner, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Boll, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Hempfield put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Warwick a 15-0 shutout.
Manheim Township has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Hempfield, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-3.
Manheim Township might still be hurting after the 8-2 loss they got from Hempfield when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Manheim Township avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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