Baseball Game Preview: Blue Mountain Eagles vs. Pottsville Crimson Tide

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2025, 1:57am

Baseball Preview: Blue Mountain Eagles vs. Pottsville Crimson Tide

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Previous Games

04/07/25 - Away5-4 W
04/30/24 - Home4-1 W
04/20/24 - Away8-2 W
05/05/23 - Away13-0 W
04/05/23 - Home10-3 W
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Blue Mountain has gone a perfect 10-0 against Pottsville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Eagles will face off against the Crimson Tide at 6:30 p.m. Blue Mountain's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Pottsville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Blue Mountain's last matchup with Tamaqua could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's game on Tuesday. The Eagles lost 11-0 to the Blue Raiders. The Eagles have struggled against the Blue Raiders recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pottsville). They blew past Panther Valley 13-4 on Tuesday. The win was nothing new for the Crimson Tide as they're now sitting on four straight.

Max Clews was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and one double. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season. Dominic Rynard was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI.

They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: Pottsville lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Pottsville pushed their record up to 6-10 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Blue Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.

Blue Mountain skirted past Pottsville 5-4 in their previous matchup on April 7th. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Crimson Tide turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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