The Conemaugh Township Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rockwood Rockets at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Conemaugh Township is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Turkeyfoot Valley Area a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Conemaugh Township, who have now won 11 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Larry Weaver and Luke Haight were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Weaver pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Haight pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Weaver scored three runs while going 2-for-3, while Haight went 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zack Petree, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Dinyar, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went Rockwood's way against Shanksville Stonycreek on Tuesday as Rockwood made off with a 10-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Rockwood.
Like Conemaugh Township, Rockwood also got a great game from a two-way player: Hunter Whipkey. On the mound, he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Whipkey has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Whipkey was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Nathan Show was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Max Trimpey was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Conemaugh Township's victory bumped their record up to 18-4. As for Rockwood, their win bumped their record up to 8-12.
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