North Allegheny was the 10-3 winner over Pine-Richland when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The North Allegheny Tigers fell just short of the Pine-Richland Rams by a score of 10-8 on Monday.
Owen Schall made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Matthew Parreaguirre was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
On Pine-Richland's side, Keegan Deihl looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Anthony Mengine was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Ford, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
North Allegheny dropped their record down to 12-4 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Pine-Richland, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
While North Allegheny had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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