The Shaler Area Titans will take on the Pine-Richland Rams on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Shaler Area sitting on three straight wins and Pine-Richland on four.
Shaler Area is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past Peters Township 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Titans have posted since April 7th.
Meanwhile, 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.
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, Jake Waddell and Logan Plummer did most of the damage at the plate: Waddell went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one double, while Plummer got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. That's the most runs Plummer has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Sam Heckert, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
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 Shaler Area, their victory bumped their record up to 15-6.
Everything went Shaler Area's way against Pine-Richland when the teams last played back in April, as Shaler Area made off with a 7-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Titans since the team 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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