Baseball Game Preview: Sandy Valley Cardinals vs. Tuscarawas Valley Trojans

The Sandy Valley Cardinals will take on the Tuscarawas Valley Trojans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Sandy Valley's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Tuscarawas Valley has been banged up by ten consecutive losses on the road.

Sandy Valley will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Canton South, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Cardinals put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 23-4 win on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cardinals considering their one-run performance the matchup before.

Meanwhile, Tuscarawas Valley came up short against Strasburg-Franklin on Friday and fell 9-5.

Sandy Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Tuscarawas Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 9-15.

Sandy Valley couldn't quite finish off Tuscarawas Valley when the teams last played back in March and fell 3-1. Will the Cardinals have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.