Baseball Game Preview: Schuylkill Valley Panthers vs. Pine Grove Cardinals

The Schuylkill Valley Panthers will challenge the Pine Grove Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Schuylkill Valley came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Wyomissing, falling 10-3. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Schuylkill Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bodie James, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.

Meanwhile, Pine Grove fell victim to Blue Mountain and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 1-0. The Cardinals' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.

Schuylkill Valley's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Pine Grove, they now have a losing record of 5-6.