Baseball Game Preview: West Florence Knights vs. Spring Valley Vikings

The West Florence Knights will square off against the Spring Valley Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in West Florence's favor as the squad sits on 12 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Spring Valley has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.

West Florence is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against South Florence on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bruins by a score of 2-1. The contest marked the Knights' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

West Florence saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Haney, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one double.

Spring Valley might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 12-2 to Blythewood, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.

Spring Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for West Florence, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 8-1.

Spring Valley's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: West Florence has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .439. It's a different story for Spring Valley, though, as they've only averaged .328. Will they be able to contain West Florence's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.