Baseball Recap: Spring Valley Timberwolves vs. St. Albans Red Dragons
On Saturday, Spring Valley faced St. Albans in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Spring Valley Timberwolves fell just short of the St. Albans Red Dragons by a score of 5-4. Spring Valley was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as St. Albans apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Spring Valley got a good showing from Jake Vanarsdale, who tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, 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.
On St. Albans' side, the team relied heavily on Josh Mosley, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Spring Valley has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-8 record this season. As for St. Albans, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Spring Valley will face off against George Washington at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Spring Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season. As for St. Albans, they will head out on the road to square off against Nitro at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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