The Sharpsville Blue Devils will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Hickory Hornets at 4:00 p.m. One thing working in Sharpsville's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five games.
Sharpsville stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Reynolds with a sharp 11-2 win.
Jared Bissell and Gabe Titus were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Bissell pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Titus pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Bissell scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Titus scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Caullin Summers was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Distler, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Hickory lost 10-3 to Slippery Rock on Wednesday.
Hickory saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trenten Richards, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Sharpsville's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4. As for Hickory, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.
Sharpsville came out on top in a nail-biter against Hickory when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Hickory's Dennis Fedele, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Sharpsville to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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