Baseball Preview: Moshannon Valley Black Knights/Damsels vs. Williamsburg Blue Pirates
The Moshannon Valley Black Knights/Damsels will head out on the road to challenge the Williamsburg Blue Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Moshannon Valley took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Everything went their way against Harmony Area as Moshannon Valley made off with a 15-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Moshannon Valley, who have now won five games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Brady Kephart made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Kephart was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other pitching news, Valent Cervenak looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, Rocco Reifer and Tanner Kephart did most of the damage at the plate: Reifer went 3-for-3 with five RBI, a stolen base, and a run, while Kephart scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Colby Reifer, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Williamsburg has not done well against Claysburg-Kimmel recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Williamsburg came out on top in a nail-biter against Claysburg-Kimmel and snuck past 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Williamsburg.
Like Moshannon Valley, Williamsburg also got a great game from a two-way player: Rowan Gorsuch. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Gorsuch was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Luke Uplinger was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5. Andrew Clark was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Moshannon Valley's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-8. As for Williamsburg, their record is now 8-9.
Moshannon Valley came up short against Williamsburg in their previous meeting back in April, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gorsuch, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that Moshannon Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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