East Allegheny has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Valley Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. East Allegheny will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
On Friday, it was a hard-fought contest, but East Allegheny had to settle for a 10-8 defeat against Derry.
Michael Cahill was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Cahill has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Cahill was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ryan Rupert was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Valley owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They came out on top against Riverview by a score of 5-0.
Tyler Danko looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
East Allegheny's loss dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
East Allegheny came out on top in a nail-biter against Valley in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Will East Allegheny repeat their success, or does Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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