The Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Nativity BVM Green Wave at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Shenandoah Valley hadn't beaten Minersville on the road since April 2, 2023 but that history sure didn't bother them on Thursday. The Blue Devils blew past the Battlin' Miners 8-2. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Brayden Maksimik spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
Chase McCole
| 05/01/25 @ Minersville | 3 |
| 04/29/25 vs Mahanoy Area | 2 |
| 04/25/25 @ Mahanoy Area | 1 |
| 04/24/25 @ Marian Catholic | 1 |
| 04/14/25 vs Minersville | 1 |
At the plate, Chase McCole was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Jeremy Thomas also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, while Nativity BVM put up plenty of runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Weatherly. The Green Wave were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over Weatherly. The victory continues a trend for the Green Wave in their matchups with Weatherly: they've now won seven in a row.
NATE COOPER made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. COOPER was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, Nativity BVM let MATEO ARIAUDO and RYAN GRABOWSKI run wild. ARIAUDO got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI, while GRABOWSKI went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one run. BARRY JENKINS was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Nativity BVM always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .645. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Shenandoah Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Nativity BVM, their record now sits at 7-10.
Everything went Shenandoah Valley's way against Nativity BVM in their previous matchup back in April, as Shenandoah Valley made off with an 11-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Devils since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
