The Pine-Richland Rams will challenge the Avonworth Antelopes at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Avonworth will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Pine-Richland extended their winning streak to three on Wednesday. The Rams never let Taylor Allderdice get on the board and left with a 10-0 win.
Drew Boivin
| 04/09/25 @ Taylor Allderdice | 12 |
| 04/01/25 vs Fox Chapel | 9 |
| 03/27/24 vs North Catholic | 9 |
| 03/18/25 vs Hempfield Area | 5 |
| 04/07/24 vs Butler | 5 |
Pine-Richland got a great performance from Drew Boivin as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave Boivin a new career-high.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Thomas Kapanowski, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Tanner Cunningham, who went 2-for-4 with one triple and one RBI.
Pine-Richland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Avonworth waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Gladiators 15-4.
Carson Franc made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Franc was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Mason Metz was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 2-for-3. Alex Rowe was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
Avonworth's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Pine-Richland, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
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