Southmoreland gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 13-2 margin over the Monessen Greyhounds. The victory continues a trend for the Scotties in their matchups with the Greyhounds: they've now won four in a row.
Joey Bentz
| 03/18/25 vs Monessen | 8 |
| 03/22/24 @ Ligonier Valley | 4 |
| 04/30/24 vs Charleroi | 2 |
| 04/23/24 vs Waynesburg Central | 2 |
| 04/06/24 @ Greensburg Salem | 2 |
Joey Bentz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Southmoreland let Jake Govern and Bredon Geho run wild. Govern scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Geho scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-3. Those two runs gave Govern a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Forsythe, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-4.
Southmoreland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .438. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Monessen only posted a batting average of .136.
Looking ahead, Southmoreland will venture away from home to square off against Frazier at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Monessen, they have already played their next game, a 15-0 loss against Charleroi on the 19th.
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