Pine-Richland faced Bethel Park in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Rams beat the Black Hawks by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-4. The victory continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Black Hawks: they've now won three in a row.
Keegan Deihl spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on three hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Logan Plummer and Jake Waddell did most of the damage at the plate: Plummer got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base, while Waddell went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Heckert, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Rams
| 05/20/25 vs Bethel Park | 5-4 |
| 05/19/25 vs Greater Latrobe | 8-7 |
| 05/14/25 vs Trinity | 1-0 |
Pine-Richland pushed their record up to 21-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch. As for Bethel Park, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-6.
Coming up, Pine-Richland will face off against Shaler Area at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Rams 2.7, the Titans 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Bethel Park does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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