Pine-Richland waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They beat the Plum Mustangs by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Pine-Richland also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2023.
Keegan Deihl looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Danny Pederson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ben Husted, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Plum's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Erik Streussnig, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Pine-Richland pushed their record up to 13-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Plum, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pine-Richland will take on Mars at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Pine-Richland is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Plum, they will be playing at home against Franklin Regional at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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