Baseball Game Preview: Perry Central Commodores vs. Springs Valley Blackhawks

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Previous Games

05/16/24 - Away	7-1 W
05/02/24 - Home	7-9 L
05/18/23 - Home	8-5 W
05/04/23 - Away	6-2 W
05/16/22 - Home	6-1 W
+ 5 more games

Perry Central is 8-2 against Springs Valley since May of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Commodores are taking a road trip to take on the Blackhawks at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Perry Central has five straight wins, Springs Valley has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Perry Central's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They skirted past Paoli 2-0. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Dylan Mullis looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Perry Central's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Gehlhausen, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Springs Valley fell victim to West Washington and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-0 to the Senators, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.

Perry Central pushed their record up to 12-9 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Springs Valley, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 7-9.

Everything went Perry Central's way against Springs Valley in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Perry Central made off with a 7-1 win. Will the Commodores repeat their success, or do the Blackhawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.