The Southmoreland Scotties are taking a road trip to face off against the Ligonier Valley Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Southmoreland has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 18.
Southmoreland lost 11-1 to Mt. Pleasant on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ligonier Valley). They won by a run and slipped past Yough 9-8. The Rams haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Ligonier Valley got a big performance out of Jacob Petalino, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI Petalino has posted since back in April of 2024. Rocco Harris also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Ligonier Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.1 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 10.
Ligonier Valley's victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Southmoreland, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Southmoreland came up short against Ligonier Valley in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, falling 5-1. Can the Scotties avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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