Hanover Area came into Wednesday's match having lost 11 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against MMI Preparatory School by a score of 9-6 on Wednesday. That's more bragging rights for Hanover Area, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Cam Kratz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Kratz was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jayden Cruz was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Nick Schiel was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with an RBI.
On MMI Preparatory School's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Burns, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Pantages, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Hanover Area's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-10. As for MMI Preparatory School, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-5.
Hanover Area will head out on the road to take on Greater Nanticoke Area at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hanover Area has given up an average of 10 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for MMI Preparatory School, they will head out on the road to square off against Wyoming Area at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Wyoming Area is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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