Baseball Preview: Reading Red KNights vs. Twin Valley Raiders
Reading is 0-6 against Twin Valley since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Reading Red KNights will look to defend their home field against the Twin Valley Raiders at 6:00 p.m.
Reading is is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 14th straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of Muhlenberg.
Reading saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Patrick Gregorio, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, Twin Valley entered their tilt with Wyomissing with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 15-2 victory on Tuesday. Twin Valley's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Kevin Eden made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and only one walk). Eden was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Twin Valley let Ben Vaughan and Paul Colombo loose on the outfield. Vaughan scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Colombo scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Vaughan has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Roman Cieless, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Reading's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Twin Valley, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Reading suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Twin Valley when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Reading, Josh Zolty (who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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