The Pymatuning Valley Lakers will head out on the road to take on the Cardinal Huskies at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Friday, Pymatuning Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Lakeside and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for Pymatuning Valley in their matchups with Lakeside: they've now lost seven in a row.
Pymatuning Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ty Vickery, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cardinal, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Berkshire on Tuesday. The victory was some much needed relief for Cardinal as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Pymatuning Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 11-8-1. As for Cardinal, their win bumped their record up to 10-11.
Pymatuning Valley came up short against Cardinal when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 8-4. Thankfully for Pymatuning Valley, Josh Soltis (who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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