Sugar Valley Rural entered their game against Northwest Area on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Phoenix came up short against the Rangers, falling 14-3. The Phoenix were not able to make up for their defeat to the Rangers from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
Sugar Valley Rural saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grayson Hastings, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with three stolen bases and one run. That run marked the first that Hastings has scored this season. Another was Bentley Andrus, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Sugar Valley Rural and nudges their season record down to 2-7-1. As for Northwest Area, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Sugar Valley Rural has already played their next contest, a 10-4 loss against Neumann Regional Academy on the 28th. As for Northwest Area, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 10-4 victory against Hanover Area on the 25th.
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