Belle Vernon entered their tilt with Uniontown with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over the Uniontown Red Raiders on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Belle Vernon has won by exactly two runs.
Colton Lee spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up 15 Ks.
At the plate, Belle Vernon's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was John Bellissimo, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Uniontown's side, TATE MUSKO was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). MUSKO was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Belle Vernon's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Uniontown, they dropped their record down to 1-3 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Belle Vernon beat Uniontown by a score of 9-4.
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