Mahanoy Area is 0-10 against Minersville since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Mahanoy Area Golden Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Minersville Battlin' Miners at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mahanoy Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 10-7 to Nativity BVM. One positive for Mahanoy Area, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Christian Leger made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Lucas Karnish was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Minersville fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Marian Catholic on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Minersville couldn't push the score so high this time.
Mahanoy Area now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Minersville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Mahanoy Area might still be hurting after the 16-0 defeat they got from Minersville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Mahanoy Area avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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