Baseball Recap: Pymatuning Valley Lakers vs. Bristol Panthers
Pymatuning Valley fell victim to Bristol and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. Their rough 9-0 defeat to the Bristol Panthers might stick with them for a while. Pymatuning Valley was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Bristol apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Pymatuning Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Croston, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
On Bristol's side, Kaiden Kohler made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Kohler was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kiefer Swager, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Jack Berry was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
This is the second loss in a row for Pymatuning Valley and nudges their season record down to 2-2-1. As for Bristol, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Pymatuning Valley will head out on the road to challenge St. John at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. John will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Bristol, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Mathews at 5:00 p.m. Bristol's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Mathews' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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