The Minersville Miners will venture away from home to face off against the Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Minersville turned things around against Weatherly on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Weatherly a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Miners have won five contests by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Shenandoah Valley had just enough and edged out Mahanoy Area 10-8 on Tuesday. The Blue Devils haven't had any issues with the Golden Bears recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Chase McCole was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Shenandoah Valley is 7-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 3-4 otherwise. McCole was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three runs and one stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Ethan Bench and Jostin Lajara did most of the damage at the plate: Bench went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs, while Lajara got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those two stolen bases gave Bench a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Haden Kechula, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Minersville's record is now 7-9. As for Shenandoah Valley, their record now sits at 10-6.
Minersville couldn't quite finish off Shenandoah Valley in their previous meeting on April 7th and fell 5-3. Can the Miners avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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