The South Allegheny Gladiators are on the road again on Thursday to play the Punxsutawney Chucks. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Allegheny is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 10-3 margin over Central Cambria. South Allegheny might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five contests by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Punxsutawney faced Riverside in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Punxsutawney's pitcher stepped up to hand Riverside a 3-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Punxsutawney who now have three in a row.
The result came thanks to Parker Stahlman's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Punxsutawney's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Coy Martino, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
South Allegheny has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which lines up perfectly with their 12-4 record this season. As for Punxsutawney, their victory bumped their record up to 16-3.
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