Baseball Game Preview: Hidden Valley Titans vs. Glenvar Highlanders

The Hidden Valley Titans will head out on the road to face off against the Glenvar Highlanders at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Hidden Valley will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.

Hidden Valley will bounce into Monday's match after beating Cave Spring, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Titans blew past the Knights 15-7 on Thursday. The Titans' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Braxton Nichols

Runs

04/24/25 @ Cave Spring	3
04/22/25 @ Blacksburg	2
04/12/25 vs William Byrd	2
04/04/25 @ Christiansburg	2
04/16/25 vs Patrick Henry	1
+ 2 more games

The team relied heavily on Braxton Nichols, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Hidden Valley is undefeated when Nichols posts two or more runs, but 2-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Ryan Walding, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Hidden Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.

Meanwhile, Glenvar hadn't done well against Alleghany recently (they were 0-8-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Highlanders walked away with a 7-2 win over the Cougars. That looming 7-2 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Highlanders yet this season.

Hidden Valley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games. As for Glenvar, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-6.

Hidden Valley took their victory against Glenvar in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 11-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Titans since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.