The Sharpsville Blue Devils will be playing at home against the Lakeview Sailors at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Sharpsville's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over Greenville.
Luke Distler was excellent, scoring three runs while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Divens, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lakeview entered their tilt with Jamestown with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They put the hurt on the Muskies with a sharp 20-2 victory on Thursday. Lakeview's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Evan Reiser spent all three innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cody Fagley and Maddox Bell did most of the damage at the plate: Fagley fired off two home runs, seven RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4, while Bell fired off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-2. Bell is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as he's now launched at least one in the last three games he's played. Lucas Fagley was another key contributor, scoring four runs while going 2-for-3.
Sharpsville's win bumped their record up to 7-3-1. As for Lakeview, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Sharpsville hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lakeview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Sharpsville couldn't quite finish off Lakeview when the teams last played last Saturday and fell 9-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bell, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Now that Sharpsville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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