Baseball Recap: Montour Spartans vs. Central Valley Warriors
There's no place like home for Montour, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the Central Valley Warriors on Tuesday. This was a revenge contest for Montour, as the team was forced to settle for a 3-1 loss when these two played last Monday.
Maddox Tarquinio and Jake Robinson made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Tarquinio pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Robinson struck out 15 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Tarquinio has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Tarquinio scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Robinson scored a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jonathan Cecil, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Josh Peremba, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Montour's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-4. As for Central Valley, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-7.
Montour will head out on the road to challenge South Fayette at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Montour: 3.5, South Fayette: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Central Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Keystone Oaks at 4:30 p.m. Central Valley is facing Keystone Oaks at the right time seeing as Keystone Oaks is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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