Baseball Preview: Holy Name Green Wave vs. Valley Forge Patriots
Holy Name is 8-1-1 against Valley Forge since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Holy Name Green Wave will be playing at home against the Valley Forge Patriots at 5:00 p.m. Valley Forge took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Holy Name, who comes in off a win.
On Wednesday, Holy Name sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over Elyria.
Dom Marchetta spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, Adam Humenik was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Valley Forge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Brush by a score of 15-13. That's two games in a row now that Valley Forge has lost by exactly two runs.
Holy Name's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-17. As for Valley Forge, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Everything went Holy Name's way against Valley Forge in their previous matchup back in April as Holy Name made off with an 11-1 victory. Will Holy Name repeat their success, or does Valley Forge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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