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| 03/22/24 - Home | 20-0 W |
| 04/01/23 - Away | 24-0 W |
| 06/08/21 - Home | 14-1 W |
| 06/08/21 - Home | 16-0 W |
North Fork is a perfect 4-0 against Grand Valley since June of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The North Fork Miners are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season: they will take on the Grand Valley Cardinals at 2:00 p.m. North Fork will be strutting in after a win while Grand Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
North Fork is headed out to face Grand Valley after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. North Fork sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Basalt on Wednesday.
J Hollembeak was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Grand Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 9-7 heartbreaker at the hands of Battle Mountain.
Grand Valley got a big performance out of Andrew Palcer, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. Tyler Palcer was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Grand Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
North Fork took their win against Grand Valley when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 20-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Fork 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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