Sugar Valley Rural is 0-10 against Shamokin Area since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Sugar Valley Rural Phoenix will be staying on the road to face off against the Shamokin Area Indians at 4:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Sugar Valley Rural lost 11-2 to Neumann Regional Academy on Monday.
Sugar Valley Rural saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Layden Bryan, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Shamokin Area lost 8-1 to Shikellamy on Wednesday.
Hayden Karlovich made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base.
Sugar Valley Rural's defeat dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Shamokin Area, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season.
Shamokin Area's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Sugar Valley Rural hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .349. It's a different story for Shamokin Area, though, as they've only averaged .233. Will they be able to contain Sugar Valley Rural's hitters?
Sugar Valley Rural suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Shamokin Area when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Sugar Valley Rural avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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