The Tussey Mountain Titans will square off against the Berlin Brothersvalley Mountaineers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Tussey Mountain had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt Forbes Road on Monday. The Titans were the clear victors by a 10-3 margin over Forbes Road. The Titans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Ben Kormanski
| 03/25/25 @ Southern Huntingdon County | 3 |
| 05/12/25 @ Forbes Road | 2 |
| 04/28/25 vs Forbes Road | 2 |
| 04/16/25 @ Williamsburg | 2 |
| 03/18/25 vs Everett | 2 |
| + 5 more games |
Tussey Mountain let Jack Stoudnour and Ben Kormanski run wild. Stoudnour went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double, while Kormanski went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Kormanski is becoming a predictor of Tussey Mountain's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 5-8 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Noah Lucko, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Tussey Mountain kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are 5-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Berlin Brothersvalley never got on the board in their matchup on Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Turkeyfoot Valley Area on Monday. They put the hurt on the Rams with a sharp 11-3 victory.
Nick Koval was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over 6.1 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one double.
In other batting news, Berlin Brothersvalley got a massive performance out of Carson Janidlo, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs. Those three hits gave Janidlo a new career-high. Samuel Speicher was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
The win got Tussey Mountain back to even at 9-9. As for Berlin Brothersvalley, their victory bumped their record up to 6-10.
Tussey Mountain beat Berlin Brothersvalley 4-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Do the Titans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mountaineers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
