The Windber Ramblers will head out to face off against the Berlin Brothersvalley Mountaineers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Windber is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Meyersdale just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 10-2 to the Red Raiders. The contest marked the Ramblers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Lucas Oleksa made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dawson Himes, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.
Meanwhile, Berlin Brothersvalley came up short against Rockwood on Tuesday, falling 11-1. The Mountaineers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Berlin Brothersvalley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Koval, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base.
The loss was their first at home , dropping their record down to 4-2. As for Berlin Brothersvalley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Windber has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Berlin Brothersvalley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Windber came out on top in a nail-biter against Berlin Brothersvalley in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 2-0. Will the Ramblers repeat their success, or do the Mountaineers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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