Baseball Preview: Rocky River Pirates vs. Valley Forge Patriots
The Rocky River Pirates will be playing at home against the Valley Forge Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rocky River will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Rocky River will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Westlake, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. Rocky River had just enough and edged Westlake out 4-3.
Rocky River got a great performance from Rees Heigle as he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Heigle has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Josh Mommers, who went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Meanwhile, Valley Forge sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over Cornerstone Christian on Wednesday.
Rocky River's win bumped their record up to 16-2. As for Valley Forge, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season.
Rocky River skirted past Valley Forge 5-4 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Rocky River repeat their success, or does Valley Forge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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