Baseball Game Preview: Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays vs. Windber Ramblers

Blue Jays

Runs

03/27/25 @ Marion Center	8
03/25/25 vs West Shamokin	1
03/21/25 vs Ferndale	10
03/19/25 @ Purchase Line	13
03/18/25 vs River Valley	6

The Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays will head out on the road to take on the Windber Ramblers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Conemaugh Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.

Conemaugh Valley gave up the first runs on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with an 8-5 win over Marion Center. While the Blue Jays didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Jeremy Dietz and Gavin Buchan did most of the damage at the plate: Dietz scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Buchan went 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs. That home run marked the first that Buchan launched this season.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Windber, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They skirted past McConnellsburg 6-5.

Lucas Oleksa was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Betcher, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Windber now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Conemaugh Valley, their record now sits at 4-1.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Conemaugh Valley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Windber struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.

Conemaugh Valley might still be hurting after the 13-0 loss they got from Windber when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Conemaugh Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.