The Spring Valley Timberwolves will square off against the Wheeling Park Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Spring Valley 3.6, Wheeling Park 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Wheeling Park will be up against a hot Spring Valley team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Spring Valley came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against Bridgeport. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Timberwolves have posted since May 1, 2024.
Garrett Wagoner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up nine Ks. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Spring Valley's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jonah Harrold, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Wheeling Park fell victim to St. Albans and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Red Dragons, falling 6-0. The loss was the Patriots' first of the season.
Spring Valley pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Wheeling Park, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Everything went Spring Valley's way against Wheeling Park in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, as Spring Valley made off with a 9-2 victory. Does Spring Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wheeling Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
