Shanksville Stonycreek was forced to take a big loss against they on Thursday, they got the better of them on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Blacklick Valley 4-3. This was a revenge game for Shanksville Stonycreek: when they faced off against Blacklick Valley on Thursday, they had to take a 10-0 defeat.
Matt Miller
| 05/12/25 vs Blacklick Valley | 3 |
| 05/07/25 @ Turkeyfoot Valley Area | 1 |
| 04/28/25 vs Rockwood | 1 |
| 04/24/25 vs Ferndale | 1 |
| 04/22/25 @ Harmony Area | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
Grant Boozer and Matt Miller were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Boozer struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Miller tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Boozer has been consistent for a while: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances. At bat, Boozer got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one run and one double, while Miller went 3-for-5 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits Miller has posted since back in April.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Critchfield, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one run.
With the win, Shanksville Stonycreek broke their six-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-11. As for Blacklick Valley, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 16-4.
Coming up, Shanksville Stonycreek will venture away from home to face off against Berlin Brothersvalley at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Blacklick Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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