Baseball Game Preview: Great Valley Patriots vs. East Vikings

By Team Reports Mar 24, 2024, 8:17am

Preview: Great Valley Patriots vs. East Vikings

Great Valley is 0-8 against East since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Great Valley Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the East Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Tuesday, everything went Great Valley's way against Kennett as Great Valley made off with a 14-6 victory.

Danny Carr made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Carr was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with an RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alex Bartlett, who went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs. Julian Conner was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

Meanwhile, East had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They walked away with a 6-2 win over Avon Grove on Tuesday.

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