Pottsville and Pine Grove are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Pottsville Crimson Tide will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pine Grove Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pottsville will be strutting in after a victory while Pine Grove will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Monday, it was close, but Pottsville sidestepped Conrad Weiser for a 6-5 win. The victory was just what Pottsville needed coming off of a 13-3 loss in their prior contest.
The team relied heavily on Luke Schane, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Brody Hess was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Pine Grove had to settle for a 6-4 defeat against Tamaqua on Tuesday. Pine Grove has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pine Grove saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quinn Brommer, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Pottsville's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6. As for Pine Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Pottsville suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Pine Grove when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Pottsville, Garrett Brandt (who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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