Conemaugh Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They fell just short of the Northern Cambria Colts by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that Conemaugh Valley has lost by just one run.
Logan Heinlein put in work while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Heinlein was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Heinlein wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bryton Yackulich, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Conemaugh Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northern Cambria only tossed seven.
On Northern Cambria's side, Ty Dumm and Shaun Gisler did most of the damage at the plate: Dumm scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Gisler scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brad Valeria, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Conemaugh Valley's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Northern Cambria, their win bumped their record up to 10-6.
Conemaugh Valley will head out on the road to challenge Northern Cambria at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Northern Cambria, they will be playing in front of their home fans against River Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Northern Cambria is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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