West Branch entered their tilt with Juniata Valley with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the Juniata Valley Hornets on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for West Branch, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Luke Liptak made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Liptak has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Liptak was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Tyler Wilson and Coby Kephart did most of the damage at the plate: Wilson went 2-for-4 with three RBI, while Kephart scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Matt Eirich was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
On Juniata Valley's side, Lucas Dick made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
West Branch is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Juniata Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.
Coincidentally, the pair will both be playing Moshannon Valley the next time they take the field. Juniata Valley will host Moshannon Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, while West Branch will host them at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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