After two games on the road, Conemaugh Valley is heading back home. They will take on the Northern Cambria Colts at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Conemaugh Valley might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-4 to Cambria Heights, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Conemaugh Valley has struggled against Cambria Heights recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Conemaugh Valley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Hody, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Wes Smith, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Northern Cambria came up short against United on Friday and fell 7-3.
Reece Wagner put in work no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Wagner was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Northern Cambria didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as United only tossed four.
Conemaugh Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Northern Cambria, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Conemaugh Valley has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Northern Cambria struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Conemaugh Valley came up short against Northern Cambria when the teams last played back in May of 2015, falling 10-5. Thankfully for Conemaugh Valley, Scott Serafin (who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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