Preview: South Allegheny Gladiators vs. East Allegheny Wild Cats
The South Allegheny Gladiators will head out on the road to take on the East Allegheny Wild Cats at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, South Allegheny had just enough and edged Putnam Science Academy out 9-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for South Allegheny.
Meanwhile, East Allegheny got the win against Greensburg Central Catholic on Friday by a conclusive 13-4.
Traynor Janosko and Ryan Kirk did most of the damage at the plate: Janosko scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while Kirk scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Ryan Rupert was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
South Allegheny's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for East Allegheny, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
South Allegheny came out on top in a nail-biter against East Allegheny in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Allegheny since the team 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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