Baseball Game Preview: Hollidaysburg Golden Tigers vs. Penns Valley Area Rams

Golden Tigers

Runs

04/01/25 vs Clearfield	8
03/31/25 vs Bedford	1
03/27/25 @ Philipsburg-Osceola	5
03/25/25 vs Bald Eagle Area	10
03/18/25 vs Bellwood-Antis	18

The Hollidaysburg Golden Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Penns Valley Area Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hollidaysburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.

Last Tuesday, Hollidaysburg narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Clearfield 8-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Golden Tigers.

Brady Steiner made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Josh Banks was a standout: he scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jay Albarano, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.

Meanwhile, Penns Valley Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 12-6 to Bellwood-Antis. That's two games in a row now that the Rams have lost by exactly six runs.

Hollidaysburg pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Penns Valley Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.

Hollidaysburg took their win against Penns Valley Area in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 11-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Golden Tigers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.