Baseball Preview: Harmony Area Owls vs. Blacklick Valley Vikings
The Harmony Area Owls will head out on the road to square off against the Blacklick Valley Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Harmony Area is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Harmony Area lost 11-1 to Glendale on Wednesday.
Harmony Area saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Maseto, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Blacklick Valley was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Juniata Valley and snuck past 3-1.
Hayden Williams spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Harmony Area's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Blacklick Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Harmony Area has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Blacklick Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Harmony Area might still be hurting after the 18-2 defeat they got from Blacklick Valley in their previous matchup back in April. Can Harmony Area avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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