Shenandoah Valley lost against Marian Catholic back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils fell 4-1 to Marian Catholic. Shenandoah Valley has not had much luck with Marian Catholic recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Shenandoah Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase McCole, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Shenandoah Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marian Catholic only tossed five.
On Marian Catholic's side, Cole Defrancisco made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 7.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Defrancisco was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Shenandoah Valley's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Marian Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
While Shenandoah Valley had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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