The Pine Grove Cardinals will head out on the road to face off against the Tri-Valley Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Pine Grove's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Tri-Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Pine Grove is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Lehighton just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indians.
Pine Grove saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Karenda, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Pine Grove didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lehighton only tossed four.
Meanwhile, Tri-Valley stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 13-0 margin over Williams Valley. The victory was familiar territory for Tri-Valley who now have seven in a row.
Pine Grove's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Tri-Valley, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Pine Grove was able to grind out a solid victory over Tri-Valley in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 5-2. Does Pine Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tri-Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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