The Northern Cambria Colts will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the River Valley Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Northern Cambria is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Northern Cambria narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Conemaugh Valley 4-3.
Ty Dumm and Shaun Gisler did most of the damage at the plate: Dumm scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Gisler scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brad Valeria, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
River Valley lost 14-4 to Marion Center on Wednesday.
Sammy Yanits made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last eight games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zeke Doak, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Northern Cambria's victory bumped their record up to 10-6. As for River Valley, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-7.
Northern Cambria took their win against River Valley when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-2. Does Northern Cambria have another victory up their sleeve, or will River Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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