The Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Pine-Richland Rams at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Mt. Lebanon is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, Mt. Lebanon didn't have quite enough to beat North Allegheny and fell 3-2.
Meanwhile, Pine-Richland fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Fox Chapel on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Foxes by a score of 3-2. The contest marked the Rams' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Pine-Richland got a good showing from Drew Boivin, who didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. That's the fewest hits Boivin has allowed since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Logan Plummer made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases.
Mt. Lebanon's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Pine-Richland, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Mt. Lebanon was able to grind out a solid win over Pine-Richland when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 3-0. Will the Blue Devils repeat their success, or do the Rams have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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