Baseball Game Preview: Uniontown Red Raiders vs. Ringgold Rams

The Uniontown Red Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Ringgold Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ringgold took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Uniontown, who comes in off a win.

Uniontown took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top against Southmoreland by a score of 7-3. The victory was some much needed relief for the Red Raiders as it spelled an end to their six-game losing streak.

Uniontown's win was truly a team effort as nine different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jameson Carter, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run. Luke Gresh also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Uniontown was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. The last time their batting average was this high was was before the start of last season.

Meanwhile, Ringgold didn't have quite enough to beat West Mifflin on Tuesday and fell 5-4. That's two games in a row now that the Rams have lost by just one run.

Anthony Koziel was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Alex Kolano made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Sam Allen was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.

Ringgold dropped their record down to 4-8 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Uniontown, their victory bumped their record up to 2-7.

Uniontown skirted past Ringgold 2-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Raiders since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.