Baseball Preview: Sugar Valley Rural Phoenix vs. Muncy Indians
Sugar Valley Rural is 0-9 against Muncy since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Sugar Valley Rural Phoenix will head out on the road to take on the Muncy Indians at 4:30 p.m. Muncy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Sugar Valley Rural, who comes in off a win.
Sugar Valley Rural is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 24-7 margin over Bucktail on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Sugar Valley Rural considering their two-run performance the match before.
Sugar Valley Rural let Lance Winchester and Bryer Martin loose on the outfield. Winchester went 3-for-5 with four runs, five RBI, and a triple, while Martin scored five runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gage Lucas, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Muncy scored first but ultimately less than Montgomery in their game on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Red Raiders by a score of 8-7.
Sugar Valley Rural's victory ended a 15-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-14. As for Muncy, their loss dropped their record down to 11-5.
Sugar Valley Rural might still be hurting after the 12-3 defeat they got from Muncy in their previous meeting back in April. Can Sugar Valley Rural avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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