The Panther Valley Panthers will face off against the North Schuylkill Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Panther Valley is headed into the game having just posted their closest win since May 6, 2024 on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Shenandoah Valley. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Blue Devils recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Gavin Yuricheck was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-5. That run was his first of the season. Ben Baneravage was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Schuylkill). They were the clear victors by a 13-2 margin over Shikellamy on Saturday. With that victory, the Spartans brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.
Kevin Jones was a standout: he scored two runs while going 3-for-4. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Chase Slotcavage, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
North Schuylkill was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
Panther Valley's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for North Schuylkill, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
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