East Allegheny is 1-8 against Steel Valley since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The East Allegheny Wild Cats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Steel Valley Ironmen at 4:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but East Allegheny had to settle for a 9-7 loss against Shady Side Academy.
Michael Cahill was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Cahill has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Cahill was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Traynor Janosko made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Even though they lost, East Allegheny always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Steel Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 11-0 to Avonworth.
Steel Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zack Zeffer, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
East Allegheny's loss dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Steel Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
East Allegheny skirted past Steel Valley 3-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Does East Allegheny have another victory up their sleeve, or will Steel Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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