Shepaug Valley has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Abbott RVT Wolverines at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Shepaug Valley can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They never let Gilbert onto the board and left with a 9-0 win.
Jon Croft was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Rocco Smith, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Abbott RVT came tearing into Monday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 13-6 victory. Abbott RVT's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Shepaug Valley pushed their record up to 8-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Abbott RVT, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Shepaug Valley beat Abbott RVT 3-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Shepaug Valley repeat their success, or does Abbott RVT have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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