Baseball Recap: Kiski Area's Win Ends Seven-Game Losing Streak at Home

Kiski Area won against Penn Hills on Tuesday with 11 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Cavaliers beat the Indians by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-1. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 11-1 on Tuesday.

Sawyer Ondish was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). He has become a key player for Kiski Area: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 2-12 otherwise. Ondish was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.

John Deluca

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/07/25 vs Penn Hills	3
04/16/25 @ Armstrong	2
05/06/25 @ Penn Hills	1
05/02/25 vs Pine-Richland	1
04/29/25 @ Penn-Trafford	1

In other batting news, John Deluca was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Dimitri Spagnola, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one double.

Kiski Area always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .564. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Penn Hills only posted an OBP of .222.

Kiski Area's victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-13. As for Penn Hills, their defeat was their 19th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-16.

Kiski Area didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 6-1 loss against Fox Chapel on the 8th. As for Penn Hills, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 5-3 defeat against Woodland Hills on the 8th.