Baseball Game Preview: Great Valley Patriots vs. Kennett Blue Demons

Patriots

Runs

04/21/25 vs Unionville	7
04/16/25 @ Henderson	3
04/15/25 vs Bishop Shanahan	11
04/14/25 vs Downingtown West	3
04/09/25 @ Oxford	14
+ 9 more games

Great Valley has gone 8-2 against Kennett recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Blue Demons at 6:45 p.m. Great Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.

Great Valley made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Unionville, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Patriots fell just short of the Longhorns by a score of 9-7 on Monday. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Longhorns recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

Colton Manning was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Spiess, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.

Meanwhile, Kennett came up short against Oxford on Monday and fell 11-6.

Alexis Laboy made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Rex Bright was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.

Kennett's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8-1. As for Great Valley, the loss was their first at home , dropping their record down to 11-3.

Kennett's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Great Valley hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .378. It's a different story for Kennett, though, as they've only averaged .219. Will they be able to contain Great Valley's hitters?

Great Valley took their victory against Kennett when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 11-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Patriots since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.