Baseball Preview: Spring Valley Timberwolves vs. George Washington Patriots
The Spring Valley Timberwolves will head out on the road to square off against the George Washington Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Spring Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: St. Albans, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Spring Valley was ranked tenth). Spring Valley fell just short of St. Albans by a score of 5-4 on Saturday.
Spring Valley got a good showing from Jake Vanarsdale, who pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Spring Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grant Stratton, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but George Washington had to settle for a 5-3 loss against Woodrow Wilson on Saturday. George Washington has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Spring Valley has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-8 record this season. As for George Washington, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-9.
Spring Valley came up short against George Washington in their previous meeting on Thursday, falling 7-2. Can Spring Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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