If Mahanoy Area was riding high off their 13-4 takedown of Weatherly last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mahanoy Area Golden Bears took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panther Valley Panthers on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Mahanoy Area of the 9-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.
Mahanoy Area saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Levi Terry, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Mahanoy Area dropped their record down to 5-12 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Panther Valley, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-5.
Mahanoy Area will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Lincoln Leadership Academy at 12:00 p.m. Mahanoy Area is facing Lincoln Leadership Academy at the right time seeing as Lincoln Leadership Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Panther Valley, they will head out on the road to take on Minersville at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Panther Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Minersville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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