Waynesburg Central and Brownsville are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Waynesburg Central Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Brownsville Falcons at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Waynesburg Central has seven straight wins, Brownsville has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Waynesburg Central stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They blew past Yough 7-1.
Trenton Zupper made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Zupper was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Zupper wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Austin Surber, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Derek Turcheck was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Brownsville was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Southmoreland.
Brownsville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Pelehac, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Waynesburg Central pushed their record up to 7-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Brownsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Waynesburg Central's speedy runners might be the difference in Friday's contest. Waynesburg Central has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Brownsville, though, as they've been averaging only 1.2. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Waynesburg Central continue to outrun the ball?
Waynesburg Central took their win against Brownsville when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-2. Will Waynesburg Central repeat their success, or does Brownsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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