Baseball Preview: Pine Grove Cardinals vs. Pottsville Crimson Tide
The Pine Grove Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the Pottsville Crimson Tide at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pine Grove can't be too worried about heading out to take on Pottsville: they just beat North Schuylkill at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Pine Grove walked away with a 12-9 victory over North Schuylkill on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Pine Grove.
Quinn Brommer was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Brommer has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Brommer was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Evan Karenda was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Dane Hannevig, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pottsville can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. They came out on top against Jim Thorpe by a score of 8-5.
The team relied heavily on Dominic Rynard, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. Luke Keitsock was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Pine Grove has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Pottsville, their record now sits at 6-13.
Pine Grove was able to grind out a solid win over Pottsville in their previous matchup on Tuesday, winning 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pine Grove since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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