The Curwensville Golden Tide will head out on the road to challenge the Glendale Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Curwensville beats Glendale with five runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Curwensville narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Williamsburg 5-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Curwensville.
Lincoln Hoyt was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. Merek Sutika was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Glendale put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They blew past Moshannon Valley 7-1. The win was nothing new for Glendale as they're now sitting on three straight.
Landon McGarvey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Levi Hamilton, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of James Jenkins, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Curwensville is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. As for Glendale, they pushed their record up to 9-6 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Curwensville might still be hurting after the 14-7 loss they got from Glendale in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hamilton, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-5. Now that Curwensville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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