Baseball Game Preview: Rock Hill on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 2:28am

Baseball Preview: Rock Hill Redmen vs. Symmes Valley Vikings

Rock Hill has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Symmes Valley Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Rock Hill's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Minford on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Falcons.

Meanwhile, Symmes Valley can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-3 margin over River Valley. The victory was nothing new for Symmes Valley as they're now sitting on three straight.

Mason Stevenson was a major factor no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Stevenson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Stevenson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.

In other batting news, Luke Niece was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Aydan Taylor was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.

Rock Hill has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for Symmes Valley, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-6.

Rock Hill couldn't quite finish off Symmes Valley in their previous matchup back in March and fell 4-2. Will Rock Hill have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.

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