The Waynesburg Central Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the West Greene Pioneers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Waynesburg Central is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Waynesburg Central stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Southmoreland 7-0.
Trenton Zupper and Austin Surber made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Zupper kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched. Meanwhile, Surber pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Zupper has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Zupper scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Surber scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Alex VanSickle was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last 11 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kory Taylor, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and three RBI.
Meanwhile, West Greene has not done well against Fort Cherry recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. West Greene won by a run and slipped past Fort Cherry 8-7.
Johnny Lampe was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kameron Tedrow, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Waynesburg Central's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0. As for West Greene, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
West Greene's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Waynesburg Central hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .409. It's a different story for West Greene, though, as they've only averaged .212. Will they be able to contain Waynesburg Central's hitters?
Waynesburg Central skirted past West Greene 1-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Waynesburg Central 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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