Burgettstown dropped their record down to 12-3 on Thursday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins at home. They fell 14-11 to the Fort Cherry Rangers. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Blue Devils, who until this match were averaging 3.67 runs allowed.
Matthew Bredel made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Neal, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
As for Fort Cherry, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.1 runs over those games.
On Fort Cherry's side, the team relied heavily on Ben Demascal, who went 3-for-5 with two runs and one RBI. That's the most hits Demascal has posted since back in March. Tyler Wolfe was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three runs.
Burgettstown has already played their next game (against Leechburg), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Fort Cherry, they will square off against Laurel at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Spartans will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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