Baseball Recap: North Schuylkill Takes a Loss

North Schuylkill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against the Blue Mountain Eagles, falling 11-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Spartans have suffered since May 2, 2024.

Chase Slotcavage put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Slotcavage was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs.

Kevin Jones

Hits (Career)

03/27/25 vs Blue Mountain	3
03/19/25 @ Wyomissing	1
05/26/24 vs Wilson Area	1
04/24/24 vs Tamaqua	1
04/22/24 @ Pottsville	1

In other batting news, Kevin Jones was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

North Schuylkill's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Blue Mountain, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 3-2.

Coming up, North Schuylkill will head out on the road to take on Shikellamy at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Blue Mountain, they will welcome Wyomissing at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.