After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Thomas Jefferson, West Mifflin was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Chartiers Valley Colts out 3-1. That's more bragging rights for West Mifflin, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Zane Griffaton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Griffaton has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Griffaton was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Griffaton wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jayvon Thompson, who went 2-for-3 with a triple.
West Mifflin's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2. As for Chartiers Valley, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-4.
West Mifflin will have a chance to go back-to-back against Chartiers Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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