Baseball Preview: Montour Spartans vs. South Fayette Lions
The Montour Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the South Fayette Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Montour took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Central Valley by a score of 8-3.
Maddox Tarquinio and Jake Robinson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Tarquinio pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Robinson struck out 15 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Tarquinio has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Tarquinio scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Robinson scored a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Jonathan Cecil was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Josh Peremba was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, South Fayette had just enough and edged Upper St. Clair out 7-5 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for South Fayette.
Montour's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-4. As for South Fayette, their victory bumped their record up to 9-7.
Montour skirted past South Fayette 7-5 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Montour since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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