Baseball Preview: Bethel Park Black Hawks vs. Montour Spartans
The Bethel Park Black Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Montour Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bethel Park's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Montour's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Bethel Park will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Monday, then bounced right back against Chartiers Valley on Wednesday. Bethel Park put the hurt on Chartiers Valley with a sharp 10-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Bethel Park.
Meanwhile, Montour entered their contest against West Allegheny on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Montour fell just short of West Allegheny by a score of 5-3. It was the first time this season that Montour let down their fans at home.
Jonathan Cecil was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Porto, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
Bethel Park is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6-1 record this season. As for Montour, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-6.
Bethel Park was able to grind out a solid win over Montour in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bethel Park since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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