Baseball Recap: Bryer Martin can't quite lead Sugar Valley Rural over Shamokin Area

By Team Reports May 14, 2024, 8:15pm

Baseball Recap: Sugar Valley Rural Phoenix vs. Shamokin Area Indians

Sugar Valley Rural was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 4-1 to the Shamokin Area Indians. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Sugar Valley Rural of the 7-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.

Sugar Valley Rural saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryer Martin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

On Shamokin Area's side, Ty Neary made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Neary has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Neary was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

Sugar Valley Rural's loss dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Shamokin Area, their victory bumped their record up to 5-15.

As of now, neither Sugar Valley Rural nor Shamokin Area have any future games scheduled.

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