Baseball Preview: Valley Indians vs. Unioto Shermans
The Valley Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Unioto Shermans at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Gallia Academy as Valley made off with a 12-2 victory.
Meanwhile, Unioto had just enough and edged Circleville out 3-1 on Monday.
Ashton Crace spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 13 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Keegan Snyder was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Zickafoose, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Valley's win bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Unioto, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
Valley came up short against Unioto when the teams last played back in May of 2022, falling 5-1. Can Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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