Berks Catholic is 1-9 against Oley Valley since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Berks Catholic Saints will head out on the road to challenge the Oley Valley Lynx at 4:00 p.m. Berks Catholic is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Berks Catholic had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Conrad Weiser.
Maxx Mace was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Mace was even better at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Parker Nein made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in four of his six plate appearances with two stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Aidan Curley, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Oley Valley entered their tilt with Hamburg with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Everything went their way against the Hawks on Monday as they made off with a 16-4 win. Oley Valley's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Like Berks Catholic, Oley Valley also got a great game from a two-way player: Gryffin Cappellano. He pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Cappellano was also solid in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Colin Remmel was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Nathan Firek was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Berks Catholic's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-3. As for Oley Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Berks Catholic might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Oley Valley in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Oley Valley's Chase Kegerise, who tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. Now that Berks Catholic knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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