Baseball Game Preview: Valley Mills Eagles vs. Hamilton Bulldogs

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Previous 3 Games

03/15/18 - Away	17-7 W
03/03/17 - Neutral	11-2 W
03/13/15 - Away	11-0 W

Valley Mills has gone a perfect 3-0 against Hamilton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. Valley Mills will venture away from home to square off against Hamilton at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Valley Mills' favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last four matches.

Valley Mills is headed into the contest having just posted their closest win since May 15, 2024 on Friday. They skirted past Crawford 11-9. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now won eight in a row.

Christian Lazarine and Arturo Molina did most of the damage at the plate: Lazarine scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Molina scored a run while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Molina a new career-high in RBI (three). Jayden Gonzales was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

Valley Mills was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .469. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Hamilton lost 16-6 to Bruceville-Eddy on Friday.

Bret Bauman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Brayden Bartley also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Valley Mills' win bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Hamilton, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.

Valley Mills took their victory against Hamilton when the teams last played back in March of 2018 by a conclusive 17-7. Will Valley Mills repeat their success, or does Hamilton has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.