Baseball Recap: Conemaugh Valley Turns Things Around After Road Loss

By Team Reports Apr 16, 2025, 4:23pm

Baseball Recap: Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays vs. Penns Manor Comets

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Previous 5 Games

04/16/25 - Home11-1 W
03/21/24 - Home2-3 L
03/21/23 - Home3-1 W
04/13/18 - Away7-4 W
05/03/17 - Home13-10 W

There's no place like home for Conemaugh Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They blew past the Penns Manor Comets 11-1 on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Blue Jays, who have now won three matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.

Jeremy Dietz and Gavin Buchan did most of the damage at the plate: Dietz went 1-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Buchan went 1-for-2 with one home run and four RBI. That's the most RBI Dietz has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Joey Toth, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.

Conemaugh Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Penns Manor only posted a batting average of .261.

Conemaugh Valley's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Penns Manor, they dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Conemaugh Valley will take on rival Conemaugh Township at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Blue Jays 3.3, the Indians 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Penns Manor is set to face off against their familiar foe United at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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