There's no place like home for Mid Valley, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Lakeland Chiefs by a score of 6-1 on Wednesday. That's more bragging rights for Mid Valley, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Mid Valley got a great performance from Jordan Ricciardi as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Ricciardi has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jake Bondy was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. Zach Angelo was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Lakeland's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Naniewicz, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Mid Valley's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs per game. As for Lakeland, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Mid Valley will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lackawanna Trail at 5:00 p.m. Mid Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Lakeland, they will head out on the road to take on Montrose at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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