Baseball Preview: Connellsville Falcons vs. Penn-Trafford Warriors
Connellsville is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Penn-Trafford is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Connellsville Falcons will take on the Penn-Trafford Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Connellsville's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Tuesday, when they got past Bethel Park's usually-dominant pitching crew. Everything went Connellsville's way against Bethel Park as Connellsville made off with a 10-1 win.
Ethan Porreca tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ethan Shultz, who went 3-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kace Shearer, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Penn-Trafford can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-1 margin over Penn Hills. Penn-Trafford's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Robbie Andrews looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Penn-Trafford got a massive performance out of Carmen Metcalfe, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Brayden Stone was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
The victory got Connellsville back to even at 7-7. As for Penn-Trafford, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.
Connellsville skirted past Penn-Trafford 9-7 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Does Connellsville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Penn-Trafford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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