Baseball Game Preview: Valley Union Blue Devils vs. Patagonia Lobos

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Previous Games

04/10/24 - Home	13-2 W
03/26/24 - Away	15-2 W
04/12/23 - Away	18-5 W
03/28/23 - Home	14-1 W
03/21/22 - Away	13-0 W
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Valley Union is 9-1 against Patagonia since March of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Valley Union Blue Devils will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Patagonia Lobos at 3:45 p.m. Valley Union will be strutting in after a victory while Patagonia will be coming in after a loss.

Valley Union is headed out to face Patagonia after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Everything went Valley Union's way against Duncan last Monday as Valley Union made off with a 13-2 win. The Blue Devils have beaten the Wildkats the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Wildkats has come to flipping the script.

Dylan Mitchell made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Mitchell was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

In other batting news, Miles Richardson was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Marshall Larson, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one triple, and one run.

Valley Union was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Duncan only posted a batting average of .188.

Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Patagonia's offense. They came up short against Fort Thomas on Tuesday, falling 8-0. The Lobos' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.

Valley Union took their victory against Patagonia when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 13-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley Union since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.