The Valley Indians will head out to face off against the Eastern Warriors at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so Eastern's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Valley's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Portsmouth West. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Eastern had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They blew past the Blue Jays 16-0. The game marked the Warriors' most dominant win of the season so far.
Eastern pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Eastern when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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