The Bethel Park Black Hawks will head out to challenge the DuBois Beavers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, Bethel Park put up the most runs they have all season on Tuesday. They blew past Peters Township 17-2. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last seven times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, DuBois had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They never let Meadville get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Beavers, who have now won eight games by seven runs or more so far this season.
DuBois got a great performance from Alex Sago as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Sago has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in 11 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Noah Farrell was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Wingard, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
DuBois was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .562. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matches.
Bethel Park has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for DuBois, their victory bumped their record up to 14-7.
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