Baseball Preview: Blacklick Valley Vikings vs. Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays
The Blacklick Valley Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Blacklick Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Blacklick Valley gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They put the hurt on Purchase Line with a sharp 14-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Blacklick Valley.
RJ Bartoletti looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Blacklick Valley got a big performance out of Logan Kaschalk, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Greg Schilling was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Conemaugh Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 12-1 to Conemaugh Township.
Conemaugh Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jeremy Dietz, who went 3-for-3 with a double.
Blacklick Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Conemaugh Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Conemaugh Valley's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Blacklick Valley has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .476. It's a different story for Conemaugh Valley, though, as they've only averaged .359. Will they be able to contain Blacklick Valley's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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