The Northern Cambria Colts will be playing in front of their home fans against the River Valley Panthers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northern Cambria has three straight victories, River Valley has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Northern Cambria is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Conemaugh Township a 17-0 shutout on Thursday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Northern Cambria with their most commanding win of the season.
Rylee Stine made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Stine was even better at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two triples, and three runs.
In other batting news, Megan Lubert was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lainey Vasil, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, River Valley came up short against West Shamokin on Thursday and fell 11-8.
Northern Cambria's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for River Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Northern Cambria came up short against River Valley when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 7-3. Can Northern Cambria avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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