Baseball Preview: Valley Park Hawks vs. St. Pius X Lancers
The Valley Park Hawks will stay at home for another game and welcome the St. Pius X Lancers at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Valley Park's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five contests.
Valley Park is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Christian School District (and have done all season long). Valley Park never let Christian School District onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory on Wednesday. That's two games straight that Valley Park has won by exactly 15 runs.
Landon Dolan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Dolan was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Peyton Walker was incredible, going 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. William Geary was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for St. Pius X's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Windsor on Tuesday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. Pius X in their matchups with Windsor: they've now lost four in a row.
St. Pius X saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cayden Payne, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Valley Park's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3. As for St. Pius X, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Valley Park came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Pius X when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. Does Valley Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Pius X turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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