Baseball Recap: Shenandoah Valley Has No Trouble Against Mahanoy Area

Blue Devils

Margin (Wins)

03/25/25 @ Weatherly	19
03/20/25 @ Notre Dame	16
04/17/25 vs Weatherly	15
04/22/25 vs Williams Valley	10
04/19/25 vs Columbia Montour Vo-Tech	10

Shenandoah Valley barely beat Mahanoy Area the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Blue Devils blew past the Golden Bears 10-2 on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won nine matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Landon Monaghan made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over 5.1 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

In other batting news, Shenandoah Valley let Brayden Maksimik and Brandon Boris run wild. Maksimik got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs, while Boris went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Maksimik is becoming a predictor of Shenandoah Valley's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-5 when he doesn't). Jostin Lajara also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Shenandoah Valley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Mahanoy Area, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-14.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Shenandoah Valley will take on rival Minersville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Mahanoy Area is set to challenge their familiar foe Williams Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.