Late long ball sinks Spikes in 2-1 defeat

Matt Davis gave the State College Spikes an early lead with his first homer of the year, but Will Benson’s solo shot in the eighth gave the Mahoning Valley Scrappers a 2-1 victory on Friday night at Eastwood Field. The loss put the Spikes 2 ½ games back of the Scrappers in the New York-Penn League Pinckney Division standings with six games remaining for each club in the 2017 regular season.