Tamaqua has not done well against Blue Mountain recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Tamaqua Blue Raiders' pitchers stepped up to hand the Blue Mountain Eagles a 6-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Tamaqua.
Cooper Ansbach and Wyatt Steigerwalt made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Ansbach didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 4.1 innings pitched. Meanwhile, Steigerwalt pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Ansbach went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base, while Steigerwalt scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mason Ligenza, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Tamaqua is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Blue Mountain, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-4.
As of now, neither Tamaqua nor Blue Mountain have any future games scheduled.
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