After flying high against Peters Township last Monday, Upper St. Clair came back down to earth. The Upper St. Clair Panthers fell 5-2 to the Peters Township Indians on Tuesday. Upper St. Clair was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Peters Township apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played.
For Peters Township's part, Zachary Miner made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Miner has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Miner was also big at the plate, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Will Somers, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Carter Shanafelt, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Upper St. Clair's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Peters Township, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-9.
Upper St. Clair will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Morgantown at 7:00 p.m. Morgantown is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Peters Township, they will head out on the road to take on Greater Latrobe at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Greater Latrobe will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Peters Township surely won't give up without a fight.
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