Mt. Pleasant is 0-7 against Connellsville since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Mt. Pleasant Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Connellsville Falcons at 4:00 p.m. Mt. Pleasant is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Mt. Pleasant can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They never let Brownsville onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mt. Pleasant.
Connor Drzal made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Drzal was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with four RBI.
In other batting news, Mt. Pleasant got a massive performance out of Jacob Kitz, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Cole Chatfield was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Connellsville's offense. They fell just short of South Fayette by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday.
Mason Miller was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
Mt. Pleasant pushed their record up to 6-3 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Connellsville, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Mt. Pleasant suffered a grim 10-4 defeat to Connellsville in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Mt. Pleasant avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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