Baseball Recap: Bishop Canevin Crusaders vs. Steel Valley Ironmen
After a string of eight wins, Bishop Canevin's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of the Steel Valley Ironmen by a score of 8-6.
Kellen Andruscik made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Glover, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Bishop Canevin didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Steel Valley only tossed five.
On Steel Valley's side, they got a great performance from Adam Keesecker as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits.
At the plate, Jorden Smith was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Logan Thomas, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Bishop Canevin's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-4. As for Steel Valley, their win bumped their record up to 4-12.
Bishop Canevin will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Greensburg Central Catholic at 4:00 p.m. Bishop Canevin is facing Greensburg Central Catholic at the right time seeing as Greensburg Central Catholic is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Steel Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Woodland Hills at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Woodland Hills is on a seven-game streak of home losses, Steel Valley a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change.
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