Mahanoy Area is 0-10 against Panther Valley since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Mahanoy Area Golden Bears will head out on the road to take on the Panther Valley Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mahanoy Area took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Everything went their way against Weatherly as Mahanoy Area made off with a 13-4 win. That nine run margin sets a new team best for Mahanoy Area this season.
Ayden Soult made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Soult was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Joe Noraka was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Daniel German, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Panther Valley waltzed into their game on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Marian Catholic 5-4.
Chase Weaver was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Goida, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Mahanoy Area's win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-11. As for Panther Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Mahanoy Area has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Panther Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Mahanoy Area suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Panther Valley in their previous meeting back in April. Can Mahanoy Area avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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