Baseball Game Preview: O'Brien RVT Leaves Home

By Team Reports May 12, 2024, 5:15am

Baseball Preview: O'Brien RVT Condors vs. West Haven Blue Devils

The O'Brien RVT Condors will head out on the road to face off against the West Haven Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. O'Brien RVT is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.

O'Brien RVT took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Wright Tech and snuck past 10-9.

EJ Smith looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Dylan Greenlaw, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Pitts, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, West Haven got themselves on the board against Hillhouse on Monday, but Hillhouse never followed suit. They walked away with a 3-0 win over the Academics.

O'Brien RVT is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8-1 record this season. As for West Haven, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.

O'Brien RVT came up short against West Haven in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 7-3. Can O'Brien RVT avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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