Pine-Richland waltzed into their match on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Seneca Valley Raiders 3-2. That's more bragging rights for Pine-Richland, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Pine-Richland got a great performance from Tyler Vogel as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 5.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Sam Heckert was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI. Another player making a difference was Anthony Mengine, who went 3-for-4 with a double.
Pine-Richland's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2. As for Seneca Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-4-1.
Pine-Richland didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 6-1 win vs. Taylor Allderdice on the 19th. Seneca Valley has also already played their next game, a 13-2 victory against South Fayette on the 19th.
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