Baseball Preview: Valley Cavaliers vs. Richmond Bobcats
Valley has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Richmond Bobcats at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Valley got the win against Vinalhaven by a conclusive 8-1.
Meanwhile, Richmond put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Carrabec a 14-0 shutout. Fans of Richmond have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
Richmond got a massive performance out of Ben Fournier, who went 2-for-2 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Fournier is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenny Mecham, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2.
Valley's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Richmond, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.
Valley suffered a grim 21-2 defeat to Richmond when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Valley, Connor Vashon (who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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