Baseball Game Preview: North Fayette Valley vs. Grundy Center Spartans

North Fayette Valley has won three straight games at home, while Grundy Center has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. North Fayette Valley will welcome Grundy Center. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

North Fayette Valley took a 20-run loss the last time they faced off against Sumner-Fredericksburg, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. North Fayette Valley won by a run and slipped past Sumner-Fredericksburg 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory North Fayette Valley has posted against Sumner-Fredericksburg since June 22, 2016.

Meanwhile, while Grundy Center put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Crestwood. The Spartans put the hurt on the Cadets with a sharp 8-0 win. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 games by six runs or more this season.

Grundy Center is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for North Fayette Valley, their win bumped their record up to 7-25.