The Fleetwood Tigers will challenge the Montoursville Warriors at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Fleetwood 3.3, Montoursville 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Fleetwood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Archbishop Ryan 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Montoursville). They never let Crestwood get on the board and left with an 18-0 win on Monday. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Logan Kirby looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Jimmy Mussina was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden McCourt, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Montoursville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .724. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory (which was Montoursville's fifth in a row) raised their record to 18-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Fleetwood, their victory bumped their record up to 16-7.
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