The El Paso-Gridley Titans will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Tri-Valley Vikings at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, El Paso-Gridley finally turned things around against Midland on Saturday. El Paso-Gridley blew past Midland 11-2. The high-scoring effort was just what El Paso-Gridley needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Owen Adams made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Adams has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Adams was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Brady Veselack and Ryan Kelsey did most of the damage at the plate: Veselack scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Kelsey scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Joah Knapp, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tri-Valley entered their tilt with LeRoy with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged the Panthers out 4-3. That's two games straight that Tri-Valley has won by just one run.
Cade Danko was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
The win got El Paso-Gridley back to even at 7-7. As for Tri-Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. El Paso-Gridley has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Tri-Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
El Paso-Gridley came up short against Tri-Valley in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 6-2. Thankfully for El Paso-Gridley, Austin Maubach (who struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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