Valley Forge has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Rocky River Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Valley Forge will head into Wednesday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 14-run loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Cornerstone Christian on Wednesday. Valley Forge had just enough and edged Cornerstone Christian out 5-3.
Meanwhile, Rocky River has not done well against Westlake recently (they were 0-7 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Rocky River narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Westlake 4-3.
Rees Heigle tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Josh Mommers was incredible, going 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Valley Forge has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for Rocky River, they pushed their record up to 16-2 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
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