Peters Township has won six straight games at home, while North Allegheny has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Indians will welcome the Tigers at 6:30 p.m. Peters Township's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so North Allegheny's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Wednesday, Peters Township needed a bit of extra time to put away South Fayette. They beat the Lions by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-8. The win continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won three in a row.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times North Allegheny and Shaler Area had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Tigers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over the Titans on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Tigers have posted since April 17th.
North Allegheny got a great performance from Jackson Walsh as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Walsh has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, North Allegheny's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Miles Pealer, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Pealer is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Christian Simons was another, going 2-for-3 with one run.
Peters Township's win bumped their record up to 13-6. As for North Allegheny, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 13-6.
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