Baseball Preview: Wickliffe Blue Devils vs. Grand Valley Mustangs
The Wickliffe Blue Devils will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Grand Valley Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wickliffe is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Brooklyn (and have done all season long). Everything went Wickliffe's way against Brooklyn on Saturday as Wickliffe made off with a 12-2 win. Wickliffe's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Nunzio Zivnoska made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Zivnoska has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Zivnoska was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Logan Ruscin was a standout: he scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Noah Touschner, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Grand Valley ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They skirted past Jefferson Area 6-5. Winning may never get old, but Grand Valley sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Wickliffe's victory bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Grand Valley, their win bumped their record up to 5-8.
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