Baseball Game Preview: Panther Valley Panthers vs. Pottsville Crimson Tide

The Panther Valley Panthers will square off against the Pottsville Crimson Tide at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Having struggled with five losses in a row, Panther Valley turned things around against Mahanoy Area on Monday. They skirted past the Golden Bears 8-6.

Meanwhile, Pottsville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with an 11-6 win over the Cardinals.

Pottsville let Landon Trout and Alan Kushwarra run wild. Trout went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI, while Kushwarra went 3-for-4 with three RBI. Those two hits gave Trout a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Harrison Ciavarella, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and one RBI.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Pottsville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They are 2-1 when they post 11 or more hits.

Pottsville's victory bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Panther Valley, their win bumped their record up to 4-9.