The West Greene Pioneers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Waynesburg Central Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (West Greene: 2.6, Waynesburg Central: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
West Greene will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Fort Cherry, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. West Greene narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Fort Cherry 8-7.
Johnny Lampe was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. Kameron Tedrow was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Waynesburg Central put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Southmoreland onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. Waynesburg Central might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Trenton Zupper and Austin Surber made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Zupper kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched. Meanwhile, Surber tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Zupper has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Zupper scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Surber scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alex VanSickle, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last 11 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kory Taylor, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and three RBI.
West Greene is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Waynesburg Central, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. West Greene has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Waynesburg Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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