The Champion Golden Flashes will head out to challenge the Grand Valley Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Champion fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Crestview on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rebels by a score of 2-1. The Golden Flashes have struggled against the Rebels recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Dylan Howell
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Dylan Howell put in work no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 8.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases.
While Grand Valley didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Conneaut on Friday as they made off with a 13-2 win. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Spartans recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Grand Valley's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Champion, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Champion skirted past Grand Valley 6-5 in their previous meeting back in May of 2021. Do the Golden Flashes have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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