It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Sugar Valley Rural ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They walked away with a 7-3 win over the Canton Warriors.
Brody Swanger made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Swanger was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with two doubles, one stolen base, and two RBI. He has become a key player for Sugar Valley Rural: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least three hits, but 3-8 otherwise.
In other batting news, Lincoln Breon was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one double. Sugar Valley Rural is 4-2 when Breon posts two or more stolen bases, but 3-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryer Martin, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Sugar Valley Rural kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.9 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 11.6.
Phoenix
| 05/07/25 @ Canton | 7-3 |
| 05/05/25 @ Muncy | 1-6 |
| 05/03/25 vs Sullivan County | 10-2 |
| 05/01/25 vs Montgomery | 13-7 |
| 04/29/25 vs Bucktail | 6-4 |
Sugar Valley Rural's victory ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 7-9. As for Canton, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Sugar Valley Rural will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Warriors: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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