Baseball Preview: Mount Union Trojans vs. Penns Valley Area Rams
The Mount Union Trojans will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Penns Valley Area Rams at 4:30 p.m. Mount Union is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Mount Union will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 18-run contest in their last game. They fell just short of Mifflin County by a score of 5-3.
Davin Yocum spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Bryce Danish made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Penns Valley Area came into Friday's game having lost 11 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Central Cambria 6-4.
Mount Union's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-4. As for Penns Valley Area, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-11.
Everything went Mount Union's way against Penns Valley Area in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Mount Union made off with a 9-0 win. Will Mount Union repeat their success, or does Penns Valley Area have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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