Baseball Preview: Pymatuning Valley Lakers vs. Badger Braves
The Pymatuning Valley Lakers will head out on the road to challenge the Badger Braves at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pymatuning Valley has three straight wins, Badger has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Saturday, Pymatuning Valley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 victory over Edgewood.
Pymatuning Valley's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Drake Haines, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ty Vickery, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Badger's offense. They fell victim to a tough 18-0 defeat at the hands of Bristol on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Badger's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Pymatuning Valley now has a winning record of 5-4-1. As for Badger, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Pymatuning Valley took their victory against Badger in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 16-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pymatuning Valley since the squad 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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