The Windber Ramblers are on the road again on Monday to play the Conemaugh Township Indians at 4:30 p.m. Windber is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Windber sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Shanksville Stonycreek.
Andrew Scalia was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Dalton Strick, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Conemaugh Township put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past Conemaugh Valley 12-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Conemaugh Township.
Luke Haight made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Haight has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Haight was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Conemaugh Township got a massive performance out of Zack Petree, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Larry Weaver was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Windber's record now sits at 8-5. As for Conemaugh Township, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Windber might still be hurting after the 14-3 defeat they got from Conemaugh Township in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Windber avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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