Baseball Game Preview: Spring Valley Timberwolves vs. Parkersburg Big Reds

Timberwolves

Runs

03/29/25 vs Greenbrier East	8
03/29/25 vs Morgantown	11
03/28/25 vs Wheeling Park	4
03/27/25 vs Bridgeport	2
03/26/25 vs Huntington	12
+ 3 more games

Spring Valley is 9-1 against Parkersburg since April of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. Spring Valley will look to defend their home field against Parkersburg at 5:00 p.m. Spring Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.

On Saturday, Spring Valley narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Greenbrier East 8-7. That's two games straight that the Timberwolves have won by just one run.

Spring Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Phillips, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Gage Chambers also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Spring Valley hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in seven consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Parkersburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 12-7 to Robert C. Byrd. One positive for the Big Reds, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.

Cooper Cancade was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs while going 4-for-5. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.

Spring Valley's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Parkersburg, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.

Spring Valley's speedy runners might be the difference in Monday's contest. Spring Valley has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Parkersburg, though, as they've been averaging only 0.8 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Spring Valley continue to outrun the ball?

Spring Valley took their victory against Parkersburg in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 11-1. Does Spring Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Parkersburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.