The East Allegheny Wild Cats will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Shady Side Academy Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Shady Side Academy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on East Allegheny, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, East Allegheny finally turned things around against South Park on Thursday. East Allegheny came out on top against South Park by a score of 9-5.
Joseph Connors made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Connors was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Traynor Janosko was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Ryan Kirk was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Shady Side Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 4-1 to Fox Chapel. Shady Side Academy has not had much luck with Fox Chapel recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Shady Side Academy also got a good showing from Ty McCaskey, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Shady Side Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Avi, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
East Allegheny's victory bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Shady Side Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
East Allegheny came out on top in a nail-biter against Shady Side Academy in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will East Allegheny repeat their success, or does Shady Side Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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