West Greene lost against Waynesburg Central back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The West Greene Pioneers fell just short of the Waynesburg Central Raiders by a score of 3-2.
Lane Allison spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on four hits.
At the plate, West Greene saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Darren Knight, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Knight is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last nine games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Johnny Lampe, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Waynesburg Central's side, Nick Willard was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Derek Turcheck was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
West Greene's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Waynesburg Central, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 13-0.
West Greene will look to defend their home field on Monday against Carmichaels at 4:00 p.m. Carmichaels is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season. As for Waynesburg Central, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mt. Pleasant at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Waynesburg Central is on a nine-game streak of home wins, Mt. Pleasant a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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