Oley Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Twin Valley on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Twin Valley Raiders by a score of 5-4. Oley Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Oley Valley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gryffin Cappellano, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Twin Valley's side, they got a great performance from Jon Oxendine as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Oxendine has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Twin Valley let Kooper Zdimal and Roman Cieless loose on the outfield. Zdimal scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Cieless went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Owen Rhoads, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with an RBI.
Oley Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Twin Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Oley Valley will head out on the road to take on Pequea Valley at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Pequea Valley's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Oley Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Twin Valley, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Wilson at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday. Twin Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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