The Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays will head out on the road to square off against the West Branch Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Conemaugh Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Everything went their way against Portage as Conemaugh Valley made off with an 8-1 victory.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for West Branch, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Bishop McCort a 10-0 shutout on Monday.
Carsyn Wesesky made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Wesesky was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Madison Butler and Haley Woodling did most of the damage at the plate: Butler scored a run while going 1-for-1, while Woodling scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Conemaugh Valley pushed their record up to 18-3 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home. As for West Branch, their victory bumped their record up to 19-2.
Conemaugh Valley couldn't quite finish off West Branch in their previous meeting back in May of 2018 and fell 3-1. Can Conemaugh Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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