Baseball Preview: Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils vs. Lehighton Indians
Shenandoah Valley has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Lehighton Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Shenandoah Valley will head into Wednesday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Panther Valley on Wednesday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the nine-point loss they were dealt on Monday. Shenandoah Valley fell just short of Panther Valley by a score of 9-7. Shenandoah Valley has not had much luck with Panther Valley recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Shenandoah Valley saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase McCole, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lehighton fell victim to Pottsville and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. Their rough 8-0 defeat to the Crimson Tide might stick with them for a while. Lehighton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Aiden Rarick was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Lehighton didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Shenandoah Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Lehighton, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5.
Shenandoah Valley beat Lehighton 7-4 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Does Shenandoah Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lehighton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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