The Montour Spartans will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Bethel Park Black Hawks at 7:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Montour: 3.7, Bethel Park: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Bethel Park is facing Montour at the wrong time: Montour suffered their first home loss of the season on Wednesday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 5-3. It was the first time this season that Montour let down their fans at home.
Jonathan Cecil was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Porto, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Bethel Park's hitters rose to the challenge against a Colts pitching crew that boasted an average of only 2.88 runs allowed on Wednesday. Bethel Park's pitchers stepped up to hand Chartiers Valley a 10-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bethel Park.
Montour's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-6. As for Bethel Park, they pushed their record up to 12-6-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Montour came up short against Bethel Park when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 5-0. Will Montour have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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