The Pymatuning Valley Lakers will face off against the Conneaut Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Pymatuning Valley's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home while Conneaut has been banged up by 13 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Pymatuning Valley took a seven-run loss the last time they faced off against Grand Valley, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Lakers' pitcher stepped up to hand the Mustangs a 1-0 shutout on Saturday.
Pymatuning Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ty Vickery, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Geneva hit Conneaut with a four-run fourth inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Spartans came up short against the Eagles, falling 12-6.
Pymatuning Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs over those games. As for Conneaut, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-17.
Pymatuning Valley took their win against Conneaut in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 12-4 score. Will the Lakers repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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