Mortimer Jordan is 9-1 against Shades Valley since March of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Mortimer Jordan Blue Devils will challenge the Shades Valley Mounties at 4:30 p.m. Mortimer Jordan is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Mortimer Jordan got the win against Minor by a conclusive 17-4. The victory continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won four in a row.
Justin Lyons was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 1-for-2.
Hunter Horsley
| 02/22/25 vs Minor | 4 |
| 03/23/24 vs St. Michael Catholic | 3 |
| 02/14/25 vs Minor | 2 |
| 02/22/25 @ Pinson Valley | 1 |
| 04/11/24 vs Pinson Valley | 1 |
In other batting news, Mortimer Jordan got a massive performance out of Hunter Horsley, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. The dominant performance gave Horsley a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was Braylon Disko, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Mortimer Jordan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Shades Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against Park Crossing, falling 18-4. That's two games in a row now that the Mounties have lost by exactly 14 runs.
Shades Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Xavier Scott, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Those stolen bases were Scott's first of the season. Eli Nelson was another, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Mortimer Jordan now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Shades Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Shades Valley's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Mortimer Jordan hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having hit 0 of their hits per game. It's a different story for Shades Valley, though, as they've only hit 0 of their hits this season. Will they be able to contain Mortimer Jordan's hitters?
Everything went Mortimer Jordan's way against Shades Valley in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as Mortimer Jordan made off with an 18-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mortimer Jordan since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
