Baseball Game Preview: Sun Valley Spartans vs. Porter Ridge Pirates

For the second straight game, Sun Valley will face off against Porter Ridge. The Spartans will challenge the Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sun Valley hasn't scored more than a single run for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.

Tuesday just wasn't the day for Sun Valley's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Porter Ridge on Tuesday.

Connor Salerno

Batters Struck Out

04/15/25 vs Porter Ridge	9
04/09/25 vs Marvin Ridge	5
04/02/25 @ Weddington	6
03/25/25 vs South Mecklenburg	8
03/19/25 @ Cuthbertson	5
+ 3 more games

Sun Valley got a good showing from Connor Salerno, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Salerno has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time he's pitched this season.

On the hitting side, Sun Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Kroehler, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base.

The victory (which was Porter Ridge's third in a row) raised their record to 6-11. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Sun Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.