Hempfield Area and Greater Latrobe are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Hempfield Area Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Greater Latrobe Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hempfield Area will be strutting in after a win while Greater Latrobe will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, everything went Hempfield Area's way against Chardon as Hempfield Area made off with an 11-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hempfield Area.
Hempfield Area got a great performance from Jack Kurdziel as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Colin Polechko, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Carson Shuglie, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Greater Latrobe fell victim to St. Vincent-St. Mary and their airtight pitching crew on Sunday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fighting Irish.
Hempfield Area's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Greater Latrobe, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Hempfield Area came out on top in a nail-biter against Greater Latrobe when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hempfield Area since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
