Baseball Game Preview: Lower Merion Aces vs. Garnet Valley Jaguars

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Previous Games

04/02/25 - Away	5-4 W
05/01/24 - Away	1-11 L
03/18/24 - Home	5-0 W
05/03/23 - Home	5-4 W
03/28/23 - Away	5-0 W
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Lower Merion and Garnet Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Aces will be playing in front of their home fans against the Jaguars at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Lower Merion 3.9, Garnet Valley 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Lower Merion's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Ridley hitters got past them. The Aces fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 13-12 on Thursday. Surprisingly, this marked the Aces' sixth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.

Meanwhile, while Garnet Valley put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Ridley. The Jaguars sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over the Raiders. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Jaguars have posted since May 8, 2024.

Not much got past Ryan McGhee, who gave up just three hits to keep Ridley off the board. McGhee has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Garnet Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Lombardo, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double. Dylan Orr also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Garnet Valley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for Lower Merion, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-6.

Lower Merion skirted past Garnet Valley 5-4 in their previous matchup back in April. Will the Aces repeat their success, or do the Jaguars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.