Baseball Preview: East Allegheny Wild Cats vs. Jeannette Jayhawks
The East Allegheny Wild Cats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Jeannette Jayhawks at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, East Allegheny got the win against Greensburg Central Catholic by a conclusive 13-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for East Allegheny.
Traynor Janosko and Ryan Kirk did most of the damage at the plate: Janosko scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while Kirk scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Cody Tvrdovsky, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, while Jeannette put up plenty of runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Woodland Hills. Jeannette was the clear victor by a 17-0 margin over Woodland Hills.
Amari Thomas was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Thomas was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Jeannette got a massive performance out of Nick Rattigan, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Micheal Mason was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
East Allegheny's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Jeannette, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0.
East Allegheny beat Jeannette 12-7 in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Will East Allegheny repeat their success, or does Jeannette have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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