Pine Grove dropped to 5-9 on Thursday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the Schuylkill Valley Panthers by a score of 13-11. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Cardinals have suffered since April 22, 2025.
Ian Brown was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in March. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his six plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Wyatt Snyder made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in five of his six plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Dixon, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
As for Schuylkill Valley, the win got them back to even at 6-6. That's two games straight that they have won by exactly two runs.
On Schuylkill Valley's side, they let Tristan Goda and Alex Aletras run wild. Goda went 4-for-6 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI, while Aletras went 2-for-5 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Schuylkill Valley is undefeated when Goda posts two or more runs, but 3-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody DeJesus, who went 1-for-5 with two runs and one RBI.
Coming up, Pine Grove will square off against Tamaqua at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Schuylkill Valley, they will welcome Kutztown at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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