Williamsburg is 2-8 against Juniata Valley since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Williamsburg Blue Pirates will look to defend their home field against the Juniata Valley Hornets at 4:30 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Williamsburg is is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Curwensville by a score of 5-3.
Logan Brantner made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. William Lower was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Williamsburg hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Juniata Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 8-3 to West Branch.
Lucas Dick was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Williamsburg's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Juniata Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Williamsburg came out on top in a nail-biter against Juniata Valley in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 7-5. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Juniata Valley's Kyler Spurlin, who struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Williamsburg still be able to contain Spurlin? There's only one way to find out.
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