The Windber Ramblers will head out on the road to challenge the Shanksville Stonycreek Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Windber is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Windber had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Rockwood. Windber has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Andrew Scalia was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. Lucas Oleksa was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Windber didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rockwood only tossed three.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Shanksville Stonycreek gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Everything went their way against Ferndale as Shanksville Stonycreek made off with a 12-2 win.
Windber's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Shanksville Stonycreek, their victory bumped their record up to 4-8.
Windber came out on top in a nail-biter against Shanksville Stonycreek when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Windber since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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