The Mid Valley Spartans will challenge the Honesdale Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mid Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
Mid Valley barely beat Riverside the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Spartans blew past the Vikings 12-6 on Wednesday. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Lorenzo Hernandez made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024.
Doug Pua
| 04/16/25 vs Riverside | 4 |
| 04/29/24 vs Western Wayne | 3 |
| 04/14/25 vs Holy Cross | 2 |
| 04/03/25 @ Old Forge | 2 |
| 03/22/25 @ Wyoming Area | 2 |
In other batting news, Doug Pua was a standout: he went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Mills, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Meanwhile, Honesdale came up short against Lake-Lehman on Saturday, falling 9-1.
Honesdale saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Martin, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Mid Valley's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Honesdale, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Mid Valley couldn't quite get it done against Honesdale when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 5-0. Can the Spartans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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