Baseball Recap: Pine-Richland Rams vs. Seneca Valley Raiders
Pine-Richland came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over the Seneca Valley Raiders. That's two games straight that Pine-Richland has won by just one run.
Reece Rupert tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over 4.1 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Pine-Richland's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Sam Heckert, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Pine-Richland's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Seneca Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3-1.
Pine-Richland will be playing in front of their home fans against Taylor Allderdice at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Pine-Richland has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Seneca Valley, they will be playing at home against Pine-Richland at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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