The Rocky Grove Orioles will head out on the road to square off against Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Rocky Grove has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley will arrive with five straight victories.
Last Friday, Rocky Grove didn't have quite enough to beat Reynolds and fell 3-2.
Aaron Wetjen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Rocky Grove saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blake Goltare, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They put the hurt on Reynolds with a sharp 13-4 win. 13 seems to be a good number for Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Zach Cooper, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sebastian Link, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Rocky Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Rocky Grove has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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