Baseball Recap: Sugar Valley Rural Phoenix vs. Sullivan County Griffins
Sadly, Sugar Valley Rural is still looking for their first win of the season after nine contests. They fell just short of the Sullivan County Griffins by a score of 15-14 on Monday. One positive for Sugar Valley Rural, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Levi Galentine stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 3-for-5 with five RBI, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryer Martin, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5.
Even though they lost, Sugar Valley Rural was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .553. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sullivan County only posted a batting average of .333.
On Sullivan County's side, the team relied heavily on Keegan Bagley, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Layne Price, who scored five runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
Sugar Valley Rural's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Sullivan County, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sugar Valley Rural will take on Millville at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Sugar Valley Rural will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Sullivan County, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Montgomery at 4:30 p.m.
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