Baseball Recap: Pottsville Takes a Loss

Pottsville fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Tri-Valley on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 7-6. The Crimson Tide have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Alan Kushwarra was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double. Harrison Ciavarella also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Pottsville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Tri-Valley, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-1.

Looking ahead, Pottsville will be playing in front of their home fans against Tamaqua at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Blue Raiders' pitching crew has only allowed 1.1 runs per game this season, so the Crimson Tide's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Tri-Valley, they will square off against North Schuylkill at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.