South Fayette extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 9-9 in the process. They fell 11-8 to the Peters Township Indians. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Indians this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-1 on Monday.
As for Peters Township, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games.
For Peters Township's part, Zach Miner and Michael Alspaugh made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Miner tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Alspaugh tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive appearances. At the plate, Miner went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI, while Alspaugh went 4-for-5 with three RBI, two doubles, and one triple. Those three RBI gave Alspaugh a new career-high.
In other batting news, Jackson Stocker was a standout: he went 3-for-5 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Clarke, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI.
While South Fayette had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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