Baseball Game Preview: Wellsboro Hornets vs. Addison Knights

The Wellsboro Hornets will face off against the Addison Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Wellsboro's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Williamson with a sharp 15-0 win. The Hornets haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.

Gabe Sprouse made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over four innings pitched. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Wellsboro is 5-2 when he allows at most two walks, but 5-7 otherwise. Sprouse was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and three runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April.

Marek Mascho

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In other batting news, Marek Mascho was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. He has become a key player for Wellsboro: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least three hits, but 6-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Alec Magli, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Wellsboro always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Addison, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They blew past Avoca Central 14-1 on Monday.

Wellsboro pushed their record up to 10-9 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Addison, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.