High School Boys Basketball – Friday January 6, 2017
Quaker Valley – 78
Beaver Falls – 58
After losing four straight games the Pittsburgh Pirates have now taken two consecutive wins from the World Champion Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Andrew McCutchen hit a three run blast in the seventh to put the Bucs ahead for good and complete a comeback that saw the Bucs down 6 to 2 at one point in the game. Click the play button below for a full recap of today’s game from Bucs announcer Joe Block.
Gerrit Cole pitched a stellar six innings against the World Champion Chicago cubs. David Freese had three hits to lead the Bucs to the 4 to 2 victory. Tony Watson loaded the bases in the ninth with the help of a David Freese error. The Victory stops a four game losing skid for the Bucs. Game two of the series is Saturday afternoon at 2:20 pm air time is 1:55 pm on 1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA. The Pirates will send Tyler Glasnow to the mound against Jake Arrietta.
After a 3 and 3 home stand the Pirates hit the road for a make-up game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Thursday afternoon. The Game was a make-up from the game that was rained out last Thursday in Boston. The Pirates led most the game before the bottom fell out in the eighth inning and the Pirates lost 4 to 3 dropping their fourth straight decision. The Pirates are now 3 and 7 on the new year. Pirates Broadcaster Joe Block has a recap of the game below. Push the Play button to hear it.
The Steelers have announced the dates and times for their four preseason games.They open at 7 p.m. Aug. 11 at the New York Giants and return home for two games at Heinz Field. The first at 4 p.m. Aug. 20 against Atlanta and the second at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 26 against Indianapolis. The Steelers conclude the preseason at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 31 on the road against Carolina.
Sterling Marte Blasted a two run home run to propel a Pirates comeback. Click the play button below tohear Pirates Broadcaster Greg Brown’s exciting call of the play.
Greg Brown from the Pirates Braodcast Team has a recap of the Pirates comeback victory against the Atlanta Braves. The victory was the Pirates third consecutive win. The Pirates swept the Braves in the Pirates first home series of the 2017 season. Click the play button below.
File photo courtesy of Frank sparks
Gregory Polanco had 4 hits last night and led the Pirates to a 6-4 over knuckle baller R.A. Dickey and the Atlanta Braves. Click the play button below to get a recap of the game from Pirates Broadcaster Greg Brown. 