We are officially into the fourth week of WPIAL baseball action. So far this season has been extremely exciting, with some surprise teams establishing their rank early in section play. Usually right around this time is when the true colors of each team start to show. Pretenders fall to the back, contenders rise to the opportunity, and the powerhouses assert their dominance.
Monday starts off hot with top 5 matchups in five of the six conferences, and a showdown between the top two squads in 3A, Riverside and Avonworth. Moving on 48 hours later, Wednesday plays host to the likes of undefeated 4A powerhouses, Freeport and Knoch. We are also very intrigued with the GCC/Jeanette matchup in 1A. The defending WPIAL champs play host to a very hot GCC squad that believes they have what it takes to make a deep playoff run. Rounding out the weekend on the 20th, WPIAL fans will get the opportunity to watch a 6A Non-Section showdown between #1 Butler and #4 Hempfield. Also, the 2A heavy favorite, Serra Catholic, will have to travel to the likes of #7 Carlynton in a tough road matchup.
Here is the full Week 4 – Games To Watch List:
April 16th
6A
#2 Pine Richland @ #5 North Allegheny
5A
#4 West Allegheny @ #5 Moon Area
#3 Laurel Highlands @ #7 Gateway
3A
#1 Riverside @ #2 Avonworth
2A
#3 CWNC @ #2 Neshannock
1A
#4 Union @ #5 Eden Christian
April 18th
6A
#7 Penn Trafford @ #6 Norwin
5A
#6 Hampton @ #2 Mars
4A
#4 Freeport @ #2 Knoch
#6 West Mifflin @ #9 South Park
3A
#5 Steel Valley @ #7 Shady Side Academy
#2 Avonworth @ #8 South Side Beaver’
#3 Brownsville @ #4 Charleroi
2A
#5 OLSH @ #3 CWNC
#6 Bishop Canevin @ #7 Carlynton
1A
#1 Vincentian @ #5 Eden Christian
#2 GCC @ #3 Jeanette
April 20th
6A
#4 Hempfield @ #1 Butler*
#3 Canon Mac @ #8 USC
5A
#6 Hampton @ #1 North Hills
#3 Laurel Highlands @ #8 Franklin Regional
4A
#7 Ringgold @ #6 West Mifflin
3A
#1 Riverside @ #8 South Side Beaver
2A
#8 Laurel @ #5 OLSH
#1 Serra Catholic @ #7 Carlynton
1A
#2 GCC @ #8 Monessen
#6 Quigley Catholic @ #9 Rochester
*Non-Section Matchup
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