Blue Mountain put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tamaqua Blue Raiders and snuck past 8-7. Eight seems to be a good number for Blue Mountain as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Tamaqua's part, Gavan Hess was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Tamaqua saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Steigerwalt, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-4. Steigerwalt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Blue Mountain's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Tamaqua, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.
Blue Mountain will head out on the road to square off against Muhlenberg at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Muhlenberg: 2.2, Blue Mountain: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Tamaqua, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Pottsville at 4:30 p.m. Tamaqua is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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