Baseball Recap: Shanksville Stonycreek Vikings vs. Blacklick Valley Vikings
Shanksville Stonycreek lost against Blacklick Valley back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Shanksville Stonycreek Vikings lost 13-2 to the Blacklick Valley Vikings. The loss continues a trend for Shanksville Stonycreek in their matchups with Blacklick Valley: they've now lost six in a row.
Shanksville Stonycreek saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braxton Faidley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Faidley has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Jamison, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
On Blacklick Valley's side, Hayden Williams was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Williams was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Collin Nedrich was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-3. Greg Schilling was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Shanksville Stonycreek's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Blacklick Valley, they pushed their record up to 12-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
While Shanksville Stonycreek had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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