Baseball Preview: Oley Valley Lynx vs. Southern Lehigh Spartans
The Oley Valley Lynx will head out on the road to square off against the Southern Lehigh Spartans at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Oley Valley will head into Thursday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a two-run defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Brandywine Heights Area on Thursday. Oley Valley put the hurt on Brandywine Heights Area with a sharp 8-2 win.
Timmy Fries was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Fries has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Fries was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Oley Valley got a big performance out of Wyatt McCluskey, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Gryffin Cappellano was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Southern Lehigh had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Tigers a 7-0 shutout.
Oley Valley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Southern Lehigh, they pushed their record up to 11-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Oley Valley came up short against Southern Lehigh in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 5-1. Can Oley Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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