It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Marsh Valley can now relate to. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Parma Panthers on Friday. Marsh Valley was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Parma apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2021.
For Parma's part, Samuel Hultman and Braxton Heffelfinger were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Hultman pitched five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Heffelfinger pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Hultman scored a run while going 1-for-4, while Heffelfinger went 2-for-5 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ethan Obenchain, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jared Mikelson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
This is the second loss in a row for Marsh Valley and nudges their season record down to 18-8. As for Parma, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-19 record this season.
Marsh Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Parma, they are on the road again on Saturday to play South Fremont at 10:00 a.m. South Fremont is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
