Baseball Recap: Ligonier Valley Rams vs. Serra Catholic Eagles
Ligonier Valley lost against Serra Catholic last Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Ligonier Valley Rams wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-3 walloping at the hands of the Serra Catholic Eagles. Ligonier Valley has struggled against Serra Catholic recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Ligonier Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leo Bazala, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Smith, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
On Serra Catholic's side, Owen Dumbroski was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and not a single walk). Dumbroski has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Dumbroski was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
Ligonier Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Serra Catholic, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Ligonier Valley will face off against Windber at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Serra Catholic, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Jeannette at 4:15 p.m.
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