Baseball Game Preview: Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils vs. Mahanoy Area Golden Bears

Blue Devils

Runs

04/24/25 @ Marian Catholic	3
04/22/25 vs Williams Valley	12
04/19/25 vs Columbia Montour Vo-Tech	11
04/17/25 vs Weatherly	15
+ 10 more games

Shenandoah Valley has gone 9-1 against Mahanoy Area recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Blue Devils will venture away from home to take on the Golden Bears at 4:30 p.m. Shenandoah Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.

Shenandoah Valley's last matchup with Marian Catholic could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's game on Thursday. The Blue Devils came up short against Marian Catholic, falling 12-3. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with Marian Catholic recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.

Shenandoah Valley saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jeremy Thomas, who went 1-for-3 with two runs. Brandon Boris also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Meanwhile, Mahanoy Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 10-1 to Nativity BVM.

Shenandoah Valley's loss dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Mahanoy Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.

Mahanoy Area's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Shenandoah Valley hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .329. It's a different story for Mahanoy Area, though, as they've only averaged .232. Will they be able to contain Shenandoah Valley's hitters?

Everything went Shenandoah Valley's way against Mahanoy Area in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Shenandoah Valley made off with a 14-1 victory. Will the Blue Devils repeat their success, or do the Golden Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.