The Springs Valley Blackhawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mitchell Bluejackets at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
In what's become a running theme this season, Springs Valley gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over South Central.
Springs Valley let Noah Allstott and Braylon Kovas loose on the outfield. Allstott went 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs, while Kovas scored two runs and stole three bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Buchanan, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Mitchell had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They walked away with a 10-7 win over the Jeeps.
Mitchell got a massive performance out of Ethan Turner, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBI. AJ Sarver was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Springs Valley is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Mitchell, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Springs Valley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Mitchell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Springs Valley might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Mitchell in their previous meeting on April 6th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mitchell's Ben Seitzinger, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Now that Springs Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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