It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hempfield can now relate to. They fell 5-1 to the Manheim Township Blue Streaks on Monday. Hempfield's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
For Manheim Township's part, they got a great performance from Tyler Shirk as he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ben Connors, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Hempfield's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-6. As for Manheim Township, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Hempfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Manheim Township, they will be playing at home against Cedar Crest at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Manheim Township is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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