Unionville and Great Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Unionville Longhorns will head out on the road to face off against the Great Valley Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Unionville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Great Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Unionville will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating Downingtown West, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Unionville had just enough and edged Downingtown West out 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Unionville.
Nick Diehl was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Chase Parise was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Great Valley started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Henderson. They lost 8-2 to the Warriors on Wednesday. Great Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Great Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colton Manning, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Unionville's win bumped their record up to 14-4. As for Great Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Unionville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Great Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Unionville was able to grind out a solid victory over Great Valley in their previous matchup back in April, winning 5-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Great Valley's Danny Carr, who struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Unionville still be able to contain Carr? There's only one way to find out.
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