Central Valley was the 3-1 winner over Montour when they last played one another last Monday, but their luck changed this time around. The Central Valley Warriors fell 8-3 to the Montour Spartans on Tuesday.
For Montour's part, Maddox Tarquinio and Jake Robinson were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Tarquinio pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Robinson struck out 15 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Tarquinio has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Tarquinio scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Robinson scored a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Jonathan Cecil was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Josh Peremba was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Central Valley's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-7. As for Montour, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-4.
Central Valley will take on Keystone Oaks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Central Valley's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Keystone Oaks' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Montour, they will head out on the road to square off against South Fayette at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Montour is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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