North Schuylkill had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Williams Valley Vikings. That's more bragging rights for North Schuylkill, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
North Schuylkill got a great performance from Stephan Minahan as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, North Schuylkill saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kolton Joyce, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Collin Stanakis, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Williams Valley's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Barner, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
North Schuylkill's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Williams Valley, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Schuylkill will challenge Blue Mountain at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Williams Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Minersville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Minersville's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Williams Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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