Valley Forge is 1-8-1 against Holy Name since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Valley Forge Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the Holy Name Green Wave at 5:00 p.m.
Valley Forge is is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They fell just short of Brush by a score of 15-13. That's two games in a row now that Valley Forge has lost by exactly two runs.
Meanwhile, Holy Name narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Elyria 3-1.
Dom Marchetta spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Adam Humenik, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Valley Forge's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Holy Name, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-17.
Valley Forge suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Holy Name in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Marchetta, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Now that Valley Forge 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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