Baseball Preview: Mid Valley Spartans vs. Western Wayne Wildcats
The Mid Valley Spartans will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Western Wayne Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. Mid Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
On Friday, Mid Valley needed a bit of extra time to put away Dunmore. They skirted past the Bucks 7-6. The victory was a breath of fresh air for Mid Valley as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Brett Yanoski was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Balashaitis, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Western Wayne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Sunday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 12-2 to Tri-Valley.
Western Wayne saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Lamberton, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Mike Durso, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Mid Valley's win bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Western Wayne, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Western Wayne's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Mid Valley hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .325. It's a different story for Western Wayne, though, as they've only averaged .236. Will they be able to contain Mid Valley's hitters?
Mid Valley couldn't quite finish off Western Wayne in their previous matchup on April 9th and fell 6-4. Will Mid Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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