Baseball Preview: Mid Valley Spartans vs. Holy Cross Crusaders
Mid Valley is 9-1 against Holy Cross since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Mid Valley Spartans will look to defend their home field against the Holy Cross Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. The two teams were dealt some close losses in their previous games and are determined not to let this one get away.
Mid Valley is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Scranton just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 7-5.
Zach Angelo and Jake Bondy did some serious damage despite the final result: Angelo scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Bondy went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Mills, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Holy Cross had to settle for an 8-6 loss against Western Wayne on Wednesday.
Tyler Musso was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. Musso has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Musso was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Joseph Lalli made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Mid Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Holy Cross, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season.
Holy Cross' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Mid Valley hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .337. It's a different story for Holy Cross, though, as they've only averaged .249. Will they be able to contain Mid Valley's hitters?
Mid Valley came up short against Holy Cross in their previous matchup back in April, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Holy Cross' Kyle Cortazar, who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Now that Mid Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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