The Twin Valley Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Hamburg Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Twin Valley is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last nine games.
If Twin Valley beats Hamburg with seven runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Twin Valley blew past Daniel Boone 7-0.
Kevin Eden was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over six innings pitched. Eden was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with three RBI.
Eden wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ben Vaughan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Vaughan has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Owen Rhoads, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Hamburg fell victim to Brandywine Heights Area and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bullets. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Hamburg's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Twin Valley pushed their record up to 11-3 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Hamburg, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-9.
Everything went Twin Valley's way against Hamburg in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Twin Valley made off with a 12-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Twin Valley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
