The West Allegheny Indians will venture away from home to face off against the Shaler Area Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
West Allegheny took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They never let Ambridge get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory. Considering the Indians have won three matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Shaler Area made easy work of Taylor Allderdice on Wednesday and carried off an 8-1 win. The Titans are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the fourth game they've won by 6+ runs this season.
Colby Weber was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Shaler Area let Ben Yeckel and Colby Mcguire run wild. Yeckel went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Mcguire scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Shaler Area is undefeated when Mcguire posts two or more stolen bases, but 2-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Brendan Fitzgerald, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Shaler Area pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for West Allegheny, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
West Allegheny beat Shaler Area 5-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Titans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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