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by: Don Rebel

SOFTBALL POWERS HEMPFIELD, SENECA VALLEY TO MEET AGAIN

There are 54 WPIAL softball section games slated for Wednesday, but the big one is a clash for early bragging rights and first place in Class 6A when Hempfield visits Seneca Valley at 4 p.m.

The Spartans and Raiders are a combined 7-0 in the 6A standings and 11-0 overall.

The two have outscored their opponents by a margin of 63 runs.

Hempfield has outscored its four foes by an average of 7.5-1 by blanking half of their opponents.

In seven wins, Seneca Valley has an average score of 6.1-0.8 with five shutouts.

This budding rivalry is picking up from last year when they played three times.

In the two regular season meetings, Hempfield won the first game, 3-2, before Seneca Valley won the rematch, 3-0.

The two squared off in the 6A WPIAL title game at Cal (Pa.) with the Spartans defeating the Raiders in eight innings, 2-1.