Curwensville and West Branch are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Curwensville Golden Tide will head out on the road to square off against the West Branch Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Curwensville will head into Tuesday's matchup after some sweet revenge against Moshannon Valley: Curwensville couldn't quite topple Moshannon Valley on Tuesday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the ten-run loss they took when the two last played. Curwensville blew past Moshannon Valley 9-2.
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 nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cael Butler was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Merek Sutika was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, West Branch stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on Harmony Area with a sharp 22-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for West Branch who now have three in a row.
Logan Liptak made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Liptak was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Isaac Tiracorda was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Tyler Wilson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Curwensville's record is now 6-9. As for West Branch, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Curwensville might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from West Branch in their previous matchup on Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Branch's Luke Liptak, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over 6.1 innings pitched. Now that Curwensville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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