Montour waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Chartiers Valley Colts 8-1. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by six runs or more this season.
Matteo Weber and Michael Ivanoff were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Weber tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Ivanoff struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. At the plate, Weber got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base, while Ivanoff went 3-for-4 with two RBI. Weber has become a key player for Montour: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-6 otherwise.
Zander Stern
| 04/24/25 vs Chartiers Valley | 2 |
| 04/22/25 vs McKeesport | 1 |
| 04/11/25 vs Hopewell | 1 |
| 04/09/25 vs Gateway | 1 |
| 04/01/25 @ Connellsville | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zander Stern, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Dalton Young was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Montour pushed their record up to 8-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Chartiers Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Montour will host Central Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Chartiers Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against West Allegheny at 4:15 p.m. on Friday.
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