Baseball Recap: Pottsville Crimson Tide vs. Jim Thorpe Olympians
Pottsville won the last time they faced Jim Thorpe, and things went their way on Monday too. The Pottsville Crimson Tide walked away with a 10-5 victory over the Jim Thorpe Olympians. The win made it back-to-back victories for Pottsville.
Luke Schane was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over six innings pitched. Schane was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Luke Keitsock and Aidan Bierman did most of the damage at the plate: Keitsock went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI, while Bierman scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jacob Filiac, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Jim Thorpe's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Domski, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Pottsville is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-6 record this season. As for Jim Thorpe, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Pottsville will head out on the road to take on Tamaqua at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tamaqua's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Pottsville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Jim Thorpe, they will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Pine Grove, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Jim Thorpe and Pine Grove are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
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