The Kutztown Cougars will head out to take on the Oley Valley Lynx at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kutztown is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Kutztown will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Schuylkill Haven, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Kutztown won by a run and slipped past Schuylkill Haven 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Cougars have posted since May 6, 2024.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oley Valley). Everything went their way against Antietam on Monday as Oley Valley made off with a 15-0 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Russell Leach was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Leach was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Oley Valley got a massive performance out of Chase Kegerise, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one double. That's the most runs Kegerise has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Timothy Fries, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Oley Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Oley Valley and bumps their season record up to 5-2. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Kutztown, their record now sits at 5-0.
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