Pottsville and Pine Grove are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Pottsville Crimson Tide will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Pine Grove Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Friday, Pottsville came up short against West Scranton and fell 5-2. That's two games in a row now that Pottsville has lost by exactly three runs.
Pottsville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dominic Rynard, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Pine Grove didn't have quite enough to beat Tamaqua on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Quinn Brommer was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Pottsville has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season. As for Pine Grove, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-7.
Pottsville suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Pine Grove in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Pottsville, Garrett Brandt (who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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