The Mahanoy Area Golden Bears will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Executive Education Academy Charter School Raptors at 12:00 p.m. The pair are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
On Monday, everything went Mahanoy Area's way against Weatherly as Mahanoy Area made off with a 15-3 win. With that victory, Mahanoy Area brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Daniel German was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. German was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
In other pitching news, Mahanoy Area got a great performance from Justin De La Rosa as he struck out nine batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
Back at the plate, Lucas Karnish and Joe Noraka did most of the damage at the plate: Karnish scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Noraka scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Ayden Soult was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Executive Education Academy Charter School gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Morrisville a 12-0 shutout.
Executive Education Academy Charter School also got a great performance from Adrian Ricourt as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Angel Villalona was incredible, going 2-for-3 with five RBI, two doubles, and a run. Another player making a difference was Joanel Sanchez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Mahanoy Area's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-12. As for Executive Education Academy Charter School, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Mahanoy Area has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Executive Education Academy Charter School struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Mahanoy Area was able to grind out a solid win over Executive Education Academy Charter School when the teams last played back in April, winning 5-2. Will Mahanoy Area repeat their success, or does Executive Education Academy Charter School have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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