The Pine Grove Cardinals will head out on the road to face off against the Tamaqua Blue Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Pine Grove nor Tamaqua posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Tuesday, Pine Grove sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Lehighton. The win made it back-to-back victories for Pine Grove.
Pine Grove's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lane Lehman, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Tamaqua didn't have quite enough to beat Panther Valley on Wednesday and fell 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for Tamaqua in their matchups with Panther Valley: they've now lost four in a row.
Pine Grove's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6. As for Tamaqua, their loss dropped their record down to 11-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Pine Grove has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Tamaqua struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Pine Grove couldn't quite finish off Tamaqua in their previous matchup back in April and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tamaqua's Mason Ligenza, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Now that Pine Grove knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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