On Thursday, North Allegheny faced Pine-Richland in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The North Allegheny Tigers fell just short of the Pine-Richland Rams by a score of 9-8. North Allegheny was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Pine-Richland apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Tuesday.
North Allegheny got a good showing from Lucas Manczka, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
On the hitting side, Mason Smith made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Matthew Parreaguirre was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
On Pine-Richland's side, Tristan Farrar looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Farrar has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Peyton Ford, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Mengine, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
North Allegheny's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Pine-Richland, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
North Allegheny will be playing at home against Greater Latrobe at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last six games North Allegheny has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Pine-Richland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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