Steel Valley is 8-1 against East Allegheny since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Steel Valley Ironmen will head out on the road to square off against the East Allegheny Wild Cats at 4:00 p.m. Steel Valley is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Steel Valley's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Avonworth on Tuesday. They lost 11-0 to the Antelopes.
Steel Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zack Zeffer, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but East Allegheny had to settle for a 9-7 defeat against Shady Side Academy on Tuesday.
Michael Cahill put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Cahill has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Cahill was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Traynor Janosko was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Even though they lost, East Allegheny always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
Steel Valley's record now sits at 3-11. As for East Allegheny, their record now sits at 9-5.
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