The Gallia Academy Blue Devils will head out on the road to face off against the River Valley Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gallia Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so River Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Gallia Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Portsmouth on Monday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask River Valley). They put the hurt on Federal Hocking with a sharp 16-5 victory on Monday. The Raiders haven't had any issues with the Lancers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Gallia Academy's loss dropped their record down to 12-6. As for River Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 3-9.
Gallia Academy skirted past River Valley 2-1 when the teams last played on April 7th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Devils since the squad 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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