The Armstrong River Hawks will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the North Catholic Trojans at 4:00 p.m. Armstrong will be strutting in after a victory while North Catholic will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Armstrong finally turned things around against Kiski Area on Monday. Everything went Armstrong's way against Kiski Area as Armstrong made off with an 8-2 win.
Brayden Wright made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Wright was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Ian Harclerode and Logan Badac did most of the damage at the plate: Harclerode scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Badac scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Zack Wiles, who got on base in all two of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, North Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Mars by a score of 5-3.
North Catholic also got a good showing from Alexander Przybylek, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Josef Safar was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run. Tommy Koroly was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Armstrong's victory bumped their record up to 7-10. As for North Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-5.
Armstrong was able to grind out a solid win over North Catholic in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 11-6. Will Armstrong repeat their success, or does North Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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