After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Tuscarawas Valley, Conotton Valley was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Malvern Hornets out 4-3. That's more bragging rights for Conotton Valley, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Logan Reiter and Zach Putnam made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Reiter pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Putnam pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). At bat, Reiter scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Putnam scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brooks Bower was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Bower is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
On Malvern's side, Cameron Good spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits.
At the plate, Malvern saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Bush, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases. Dakota Barger was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Conotton Valley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Malvern, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Conotton Valley will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Strasburg-Franklin at 5:00 p.m. Conotton Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Malvern, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Fairless at 1:00 p.m. in Saturday's first game.
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