Baseball Recap: Baldwin Snaps Three-Game Streak of Wins at Home

Baldwin dropped their record down to 8-6 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They fell 8-3 to the Montour Spartans. The Highlanders were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Spartans earlier this season, when they won 7-2.

As for Montour, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games.

For Montour's part, Michael Ivanoff made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Ivanoff was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

In other batting news, Andrew Porto was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Matteo Weber, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.

Baldwin has already played their next match (against West Allegheny), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Montour, they will square off against Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Spartans are facing the Vikings at the right time seeing as the Vikings are stuck on a nine-game losing streak.