Williamsburg is 1-9 against West Branch since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Williamsburg Blue Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Branch Warriors at 4:30 p.m.
Williamsburg is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Glendale on Monday. They lost 7-1 to the Vikings.
Williamsburg saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Uplinger, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, West Branch gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They blew past Harmony Area 22-1. Winning may never get old, but West Branch sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Logan Liptak was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Liptak was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Isaac Tiracorda, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. He is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three straight games. Zach Mcgonigal was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Williamsburg now has a losing record at 5-6. As for West Branch, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Williamsburg might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from West Branch in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Branch's Luke Liptak, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over 4.1 innings pitched. Now that Williamsburg knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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