The Peters Township Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Greater Latrobe Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Peters Township earned a 5-2 win over Upper St. Clair.
Zachary Miner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Miner has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Miner was also big at the plate, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Will Somers, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI. Carter Shanafelt was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Greater Latrobe had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.1 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Red Raiders with a sharp 14-6 victory. Considering Greater Latrobe has won six contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Peters Township's win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-9. As for Greater Latrobe, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Everything went Peters Township's way against Greater Latrobe when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Peters Township made off with a 19-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Peters Township since the squad 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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