River Valley barely beat Penns Manor the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Panthers blew past the Comets 10-3 on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Comets: they've now won seven in a row.
Chase Stuchal
| 04/23/25 @ Purchase Line | 6 |
| 04/17/25 @ Northern Cambria | 6 |
| 04/21/25 vs Marion Center | 2 |
| 05/02/25 vs Penns Manor | 1 |
| 04/30/25 vs Leechburg | 1 |
Gavin Burkhart and Chase Stuchal made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Burkhart tossed three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Stuchal tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He is becoming a predictor of River Valley's success: when he allows at most two hits the team is 2-1 (and 4-10 when he doesn't). At the plate, Burkhart went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Stuchal went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI Stuchal has posted since back in May of 2024.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sammy Yanits, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Vresilovic, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
River Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Penns Manor only managed five hits.
River Valley's victory bumped their record up to 6-11. As for Penns Manor, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. River Valley is set to face off against their familiar foe West Shamokin at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Penns Manor will challenge rival Purchase Line at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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