The Moon Area Tigers will challenge the Upper St. Clair Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The last four games Moon Area has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Moon Area will face Upper St. Clair after dropping another heartbreaker against Bethel Park on Wednesday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 2.1 of beating them. The Tigers fell just short of the Black Hawks by a score of 4-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Black Hawks: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Upper St. Clair, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They came out on top against Peters Township on Tuesday by a score of 3-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Panthers have posted since May 6, 2024.
Upper St. Clair pushed their record up to 8-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Moon Area, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Moon Area couldn't quite get it done against Upper St. Clair when the teams last played back in April of 2022 as they fell 9-4. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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