Crescent Valley is on a six-game streak of home wins, while West Albany is on a 24-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Crescent Valley Raiders will take on the West Albany Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Crescent Valley: 3, West Albany: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
In what's become a running theme this season, Crescent Valley gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Silverton a 7-0 shutout.
Jacob Fritz looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jacob Yenchik was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mikey Terry, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, West Albany was able to grind out a solid victory over Corvallis on Friday, taking the game 11-6.
Crescent Valley is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for West Albany, their win bumped their record up to 20-1.
Crescent Valley suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to West Albany when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Crescent Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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