Mahanoy Area had lost four straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 2-14 to make it five. They lost 10-2 to the Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Blue Devils this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-4 on Friday.
As for Shenandoah Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by six runs or more this season.
For Shenandoah Valley's part, Landon Monaghan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 5.1 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Monaghan has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, Brayden Maksimik and Brandon Boris did most of the damage at the plate: Maksimik got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs, while Boris went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Maksimik has become a key player for Shenandoah Valley: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-5 otherwise. John Burke was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Coming up, Mahanoy Area will welcome Williams Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Vikings have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.69 runs per game on average), something the Golden Bears will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Shenandoah Valley, they will head out to square off against Minersville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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