Belle Vernon hit Waynesburg Central with a four-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Raiders took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Leopards. The contest marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Alex VanSickle was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one double.
Having lost for the first time this season, Waynesburg Central fell to 10-1. As for Belle Vernon, their record is now 8-2.
Waynesburg Central and Belle Vernon should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. The Raiders (ranked 91st) will meet McGuffey (ranked 238th) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Belle Vernon will challenge Charleroi at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (73 vs. 320). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Leopards 3.5, the Cougars 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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