The River Valley Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Kiski School Cougars at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Portage hit River Valley with a four-run sixth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Panthers fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 6-5.
Eric Dinger was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That one hit allowed gave him a new career-low. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Michael Wano made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Kiski School lost 13-4 to Mercersburg Academy on Wednesday.
Kiski School saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Faust, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one run. Faust is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Tyler Hahn was another, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Kiski School now has a losing record of 2-3. As for River Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. River Valley has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Kiski School struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 3.2 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
River Valley suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to Kiski School in their previous matchup back in May of 2025. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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