The McGuffey Highlanders will challenge the Burgettstown Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for McGuffey's offense. They came up short against Seton LaSalle on Tuesday, falling 8-0. The loss continues a trend for the Highlanders in their meetings with the Rebels: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Burgettstown, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over Fort Cherry on Tuesday.
Burgettstown saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Roach, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Burgettstown is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for McGuffey, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13-1.
McGuffey was able to grind out a solid victory over Burgettstown in their previous matchup back in May of 2025, winning 5-2. Will the Highlanders repeat their success, or do the Blue Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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