The Schuylkill Valley Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Oley Valley Lynx at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Schuylkill Valley's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Brandywine Heights Area on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 11-0 walloping at the hands of the Bullets. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Schuylkill Valley's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Schuylkill Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Salinger Kehs-Rossi, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Oley Valley scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Antietam a 15-0 shutout. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Timmy Fries made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Fries has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Fries was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Gryffin Cappellano and Paul Petersen did most of the damage at the plate: Cappellano went 2-for-3 with four runs, four RBI, and a triple, while Petersen went 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Luke Petersen was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
Schuylkill Valley's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Oley Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Schuylkill Valley came up short against Oley Valley in their previous meeting on April 8th, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Petersen, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Now that Schuylkill Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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