After having lost a blowout in their previous game against West Branch, Curwensville was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Moshannon Valley Black Knights/Damsels with a sharp 9-2 win. For Curwensville, this counts as revenge for the 10-0 defeat Moshannon Valley walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
Andrew Pentz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Curwensville got a big performance out of Cael Butler, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Kunkle, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Moshannon Valley's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Valent Cervenak, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Curwensville's victory bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Moshannon Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-6.
Curwensville will head out on the road to square off against West Branch at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Branch is coming into the match with three straight wins at home, so Curwensville will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Moshannon Valley will take on Glendale at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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