Baseball Preview: Schuylkill Valley Panthers vs. Fleetwood Tigers
Schuylkill Valley is 2-8 against Fleetwood since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Schuylkill Valley Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Fleetwood Tigers at 2:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Schuylkill Valley has not done well against Brandywine Heights Area recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Schuylkill Valley had just enough and edged Brandywine Heights Area out 3-2.
Bodie James made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. James was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
James wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Logan Nawrocki, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Fleetwood waltzed into their game on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Indians 4-2.
Schuylkill Valley made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-2. As for Fleetwood, their record now sits at 3-0.
Schuylkill Valley couldn't quite finish off Fleetwood in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can Schuylkill Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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