On Thursday, the Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays came up short against the West Shamokin Wolves and fell 18-15. Conemaugh Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jeremy Dietz made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ben Partsch, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Conemaugh Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .463. That's the best batting average they've managed all season.
On West Shamokin's side, they got a massive performance out of Luke McCullough, who scored four runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Vincent Harkleroad, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-5.
Conemaugh Valley now has a losing record at 4-5. As for West Shamokin, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Conemaugh Valley will head out on the road to square off against Conemaugh Township at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Conemaugh Township is coming into the game with three straight victories at home, so Conemaugh Valley will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for West Shamokin, they will head out on the road to take on Moniteau at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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