Twin Valley and Exeter Township are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Twin Valley Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Exeter Township Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Twin Valley will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
On Wednesday, it was close, but Twin Valley sidestepped Reading for an 8-7 win.
Logan Crunkleton was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Paul Colombo, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Exeter Township came up short against Daniel Boone on Wednesday and fell 4-1. Exeter Township has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Exeter Township also got a good showing from Gavin Barker, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Exeter Township saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brenton Feathers, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Twin Valley's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Exeter Township, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Twin Valley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Exeter Township struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Twin Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Exeter Township when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Exeter Township's Deven Sheerin, who struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Twin Valley to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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