Baseball Preview: Pine Grove Cardinals vs. Tamaqua Blue Raiders
Pine Grove is 8-2 against Tamaqua since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Pine Grove Cardinals will look to defend their home field against the Tamaqua Blue Raiders at 6:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Pine Grove: 3, Tamaqua: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Pine Grove fell victim to Blue Mountain and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. The matchup marked that first time this year in which Pine Grove was not able to get on the board.
Pine Grove saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lane Lehman, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Tamaqua unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 3-0 to East Stroudsburg South. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, Tamaqua's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Pine Grove's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Tamaqua, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Pine Grove has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Tamaqua struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Pine Grove was able to grind out a solid victory over Tamaqua in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 5-1. Does Pine Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tamaqua turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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