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| 05/20/24 - Home | 8-1 W |
| 04/25/24 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 04/23/24 - Away | 16-4 W |
| 05/26/22 - Home | 13-9 W |
| 04/28/22 - Away | 5-4 W |
| + 5 more games |
Conemaugh Valley has gone 8-2 against Portage recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Blue Jays will head out on the road to square off against the Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Conemaugh Valley has five straight wins, Portage has 12 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Conemaugh Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Blacklick Valley with a sharp 18-3 victory on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Blue Jays, who have now won five matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Portage suffered their closest defeat since April 26, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Homer-Center by a score of 6-4.
Payton Noll spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and four unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up ten Ks. Those ten strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Portage saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lyndsey Castel, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Conemaugh Valley pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Portage, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Everything went Conemaugh Valley's way against Portage in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Conemaugh Valley made off with an 8-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Jays 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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