Baseball Preview: River Valley Dust Devils vs. Parker Broncs
River Valley is 8-2 against Parker since February of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The River Valley Dust Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Parker Broncs at 1:45 p.m. River Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, River Valley earned an 8-5 win over Odyssey Institute. The victory made it back-to-back wins for River Valley.
The team relied heavily on Hunter Koehler, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Carroll, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Parker's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell victim to a tough 9-0 loss at the hands of River Valley. The matchup marked that first time this year in which Parker was not able to get on the board.
Parker saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Armando Flores, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
River Valley's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs per game. As for Parker, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
River Valley took their win against Parker when the teams last played on Wednesday by a conclusive 9-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for River Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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