The West Allegheny Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Beaver Bobcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Allegheny will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
West Allegheny can't be too worried about heading out to take on Beaver: they just beat Montour at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. West Allegheny had just enough and edged Montour out 5-3. That's two games straight that West Allegheny has won by exactly two runs.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Beaver ultimately got the result they hoped for last Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Blackhawk and snuck past 6-5. The victory was a breath of fresh air for Beaver as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Maddox Tanner was incredible, going 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of RJ Sebek, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
West Allegheny is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Beaver, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-11.
West Allegheny was able to grind out a solid victory over Beaver when the teams last played back in March of 2021, winning 9-4. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Beaver's Garrett Pander, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for West Allegheny to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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