River Valley is on a five-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Penns Manor a four-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The River Valley Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Penns Manor Comets at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It was a proper cat-fight when River Valley duked it out with Homer-Center on Thursday. The Panthers fell 5-2 to the Wildcats.
River Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zeke Doak, who went 1-for-4 with one RBI. Christian Cornman also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Penns Manor and United meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Monday. The Comets came up short against the Lions, falling 16-6.
Tyler Mellott made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Andy Jarvie, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs.
River Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Penns Manor, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
River Valley got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in May of 2025 against Penns Manor by a conclusive 10-3 score. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Comets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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