Pine-Richland came tearing into Thursday's match with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Mars Fightin' Planets by a score of 6-3. Six seems to be a good number for Pine-Richland as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Reece Rupert made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Rupert has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rupert was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Nathan Kush looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Ryan Grebinoski, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-4.
Pine-Richland pushed their record up to 14-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Mars, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-6.
Pine-Richland will head out on the road to square off against Fox Chapel at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Pine-Richland: 3.1, Fox Chapel: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Mars, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Shaler Area at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Shaler Area's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Mars' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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