Baseball Game Preview: Upper St. Clair Panthers vs. North Catholic Trojans

The Upper St. Clair Panthers will take on the North Catholic Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

The home team had won the previous five meetings between Upper St. Clair and Chartiers Valley, and Upper St. Clair kept the tradition alive. The Panthers walked away with a 7-2 win over the Colts on Wednesday. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Colts recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Meanwhile, while North Catholic put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Beaver. The Trojans came out on top against the Bobcats by a score of 3-0.

North Catholic pushed their record up to 8-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Upper St. Clair, their win bumped their record up to 11-7.