The Mt. Pleasant Vikings will take on the Belle Vernon Leopards at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Mt. Pleasant fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Deer Lakes on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lancers. The Vikings' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Belle Vernon strolled into their game on Wednesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Ringgold an 8-0 shutout. Considering the Leopards have won four matchups by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Lucas Judy made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Judy was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.
In other batting news, Kole Doppelheuer was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Alonzo Wade also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Belle Vernon pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Mt. Pleasant, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3-2.
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