Baseball Preview: Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays vs. Conemaugh Township Indians
Conemaugh Valley is 0-10 against Conemaugh Township since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays will be playing at home against the Conemaugh Township Indians at 4:30 p.m.
Conemaugh Valley is is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Thursday. They fell just short of Portage by a score of 2-1.
Conemaugh Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Hody, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Hody has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Conemaugh Township earned a 7-3 win over Northern Cambria on Thursday.
Zack Petree spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on six hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Larry Weaver, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a double. DJ Bambino was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
Conemaugh Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Conemaugh Township, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Conemaugh Valley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Conemaugh Township struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Conemaugh Valley came up short against Conemaugh Township in their previous meeting on Friday, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Conemaugh Township's Luke Haight, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 6.1 innings pitched. Now that Conemaugh Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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