The Minersville Battlin' Miners will challenge the Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Minersville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Northern Lehigh a 2-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Minersville sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, Schuylkill Haven came up short against Tamaqua last Wednesday and fell 5-2. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Schuylkill Haven has scored all season.
Minersville pushed their record up to 11-10 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Schuylkill Haven, their loss dropped their record down to 17-4.
Minersville skirted past Schuylkill Haven 4-3 in their previous matchup on May 2nd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Minersville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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