Valley Forge is 2-8 against Normandy since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Patriots will head out to take on the Invaders at 5:00 p.m. Valley Forge will be strutting in after a win while Normandy will be coming in after a defeat.
While Patriots fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They had just enough and edged out Fairview 6-5 on Friday.
Valley Forge saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sean Frank, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another was Kyle Kalinowski, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Normandy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Dover, falling 6-0.
Normandy also got a good showing from Evan Lucas, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk).
Valley Forge came out on top in a nail-biter against Normandy when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 6-4. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Invaders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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