The Shaler Area Titans will head out on the road to square off against the Hampton Talbots at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Shaler Area has three straight wins, Hampton has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Shaler Area is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past New Castle 15-0 on Tuesday. With that victory, the Titans brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Shaler Area got a massive performance out of Colby Mcguire, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Yeckel, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Shaler Area always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Hampton came up short against North Hills on Thursday and fell 7-3.
Shaler Area's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Hampton, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Everything went Shaler Area's way against Hampton when the teams last played back in March of 2023, as Shaler Area made off with a 7-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Titans since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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