Baseball Preview: Schuylkill Valley Panthers vs. Berks Catholic Saints
The Schuylkill Valley Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Berks Catholic Saints at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Schuylkill Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Schuylkill Valley will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Hamburg, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Schuylkill Valley came out on top against Hamburg by a score of 4-1 on Wednesday.
Schuylkill Valley's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Dimitrios Aletras, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Berks Catholic had just enough and edged Upper Dauphin Area out 4-2 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Berks Catholic.
Berks Catholic also got a great performance from Sean Kelly as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched. Kelly has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Schuylkill Valley's win bumped their record up to 3-14. As for Berks Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Schuylkill Valley might still be hurting after the 17-1 loss they got from Berks Catholic in their previous meeting back in April. Can Schuylkill Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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