Baseball Preview: St. Mary's Dragons vs. Valley Park Hawks
The St. Mary's Dragons will head out on the road to take on the Valley Park Hawks at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: St. Mary's has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while Valley Park will arrive with 15 straight wins.
St. Mary's will head out to face Valley Park after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. St. Mary's took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Northwest.
Meanwhile, Valley Park put the finishing touches on their 16th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Hancock as Valley Park made off with a 14-2 victory.
William Geary was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Geary was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Valley Park let Landon Dolan and Clark Menley loose on the outfield. Dolan scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Menley scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Boulding, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Valley Park, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-3.
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