Waynesburg Central lost against Mt. Pleasant last Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Waynesburg Central Raiders fell 6-1 to the Mt. Pleasant Vikings. Waynesburg Central has struggled against Mt. Pleasant recently, as their matchup on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Waynesburg Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grant Pack, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Mt. Pleasant's side, Connor Drzal made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Drzal has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Drzal was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Dane Firmstone and Cole Chatfield did most of the damage at the plate: Firmstone scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Chatfield scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Sonny Marne, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Waynesburg Central's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-2. As for Mt. Pleasant, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 11-3.
Waynesburg Central will head out on the road to challenge Trinity at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Waynesburg Central's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Trinity's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Mt. Pleasant does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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