North Allegheny put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with an 8-4 win over the Taylor Allderdice Dragons. That's more bragging rights for North Allegheny, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Gregory Schmidt looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, JJ Mancuso and Owen Schall did most of the damage at the plate: Mancuso scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Schall scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Mancuso has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Miles Pealer was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
North Allegheny's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Taylor Allderdice, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.
North Allegheny will head out on the road to take on Plum at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. North Allegheny's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Plum's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Taylor Allderdice, they will head out on the road to challenge Pine-Richland at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Pine-Richland will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Taylor Allderdice surely won't give up without a fight.
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