Baseball Game Preview: Kiski Area Cavaliers vs. Pine-Richland Rams

The Kiski Area Cavaliers will face off against the Pine-Richland Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Kiski Area is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.

On Tuesday, Kiski Area came up short against Penn-Trafford and fell 7-4.

Kiski Area got a good showing from Austin Bachar, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. The dominant performance also gave Bachar a new career-low in walks (zero).

John Deluca

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On the hitting side, John Deluca made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Zach Hald was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Pine-Richland sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 11-9 victory over Knoch on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rams.

Gavin Stugart was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and two doubles. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Jake Waddell, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and two runs.

Pine-Richland pushed their record up to 14-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.2 runs over those games. As for Kiski Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.