Baseball Game Preview: South Allegheny Gladiators vs. Connellsville Falcons

The South Allegheny Gladiators are taking a road trip to face off against the Connellsville Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (South Allegheny 4.1, Connellsville 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Connellsville will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: South Allegheny extended their winning streak to three last Tuesday. The Gladiators came out on top against Steel Valley by a score of 8-5.

Caleb Jackowski was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Josh Jackowski also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

South Allegheny was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Steel Valley only posted a batting average of .160.

Meanwhile, Connellsville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Gators.

Mason Miller looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Grayden Gillott, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases and one run. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played. Noah Zawislan was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Connellsville's record now sits at 11-5. As for South Allegheny, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.