On Tuesday, North Allegheny faced Pine-Richland in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The North Allegheny Tigers skirted past the Pine-Richland Rams 5-3. This was a revenge contest for North Allegheny, as the team was forced to settle for a 10-8 defeat when these two played last Monday.
Mason Smith was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Matthew Parreaguirre was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Pine-Richland's side, they got a good showing from Chase Caricato, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Pine-Richland saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Annichine, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
North Allegheny's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-4. As for Pine-Richland, their loss dropped their record down to 15-4.
North Allegheny will have a chance to go back-to-back against Pine-Richland: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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