The Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams will square off against the Shalom Christian Academy Flames at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Turkeyfoot Valley Area is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Turkeyfoot Valley Area proved they can win big last Wednesday (they won by 14) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Ferndale, sneaking past 5-4. The five-run effort marked the Rams' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The team relied heavily on Luke Bowers, who scored a run and stole five bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Shalom Christian Academy was a bit more limited in their game on Monday. They fell 7-2 to Lancaster Mennonite.
Shalom Christian Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drake Wenger, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Turkeyfoot Valley Area's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Shalom Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Turkeyfoot Valley Area has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 16 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Shalom Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 3.5 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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