Baseball Recap: West Shamokin Wolves vs. Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays
West Shamokin scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They walked away with an 18-15 win over the Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for West Shamokin considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Luke McCullough was a standout: he scored four runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Vincent Harkleroad was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-5.
On Conemaugh Valley's side, Jeremy Dietz made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Partsch, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Conemaugh Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .463. That's the best batting average they've managed all season.
West Shamokin's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4. As for Conemaugh Valley, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
West Shamokin will head out on the road to challenge Moniteau at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Conemaugh Valley, they will square off against Conemaugh Township at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Conemaugh Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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