Baseball Preview: Tri-Valley Bears vs. Ellenville Blue Devils
Tri-Valley is on a three-game streak of home losses, Ellenville a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Tri-Valley Bears will take on the Ellenville Blue Devils at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Tri-Valley lost 19-6 to Chapel Field Christian on Friday.
Tri-Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin Monell, who went 1-for-1 with three RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryan Rogerson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Ellenville lost 20-4 to Pine Plains on Thursday.
Cody Randazzo made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Tri-Valley's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Ellenville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Tri-Valley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Ellenville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Tri-Valley's way against Ellenville in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Tri-Valley made off with a 13-6 victory. Does Tri-Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ellenville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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