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| 04/28/25 - Away | 5-4 W |
| 04/04/25 - Home | 4-1 W |
| 04/26/24 - Home | 7-6 W |
| 04/07/24 - Away | 7-2 W |
| 05/24/23 - Home | 8-7 W |
| + 5 more games |
It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Mid Valley ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They had just enough and edged out the Dunmore Bucks 5-4. Five seems to be a good number for the Spartans as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Lorenzo Hernandez and Nick Mills made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Hernandez tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Mills struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. At bat, Hernandez went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Mills got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carter Musewicz, who went 1-for-5 with one home run.
The win made it two in a row for Mid Valley and bumps their season record up to 12-3. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs across that stretch. As for Dunmore, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-3.
Mid Valley and Dunmore should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. The Spartans will square off against Western Wayne at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank advantage (69 vs. 399). Meanwhile, Dunmore (ranked 72nd) will meet Lakeland (ranked 498th) at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
