The Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils will be playing at home against Marian Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Shenandoah Valley is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Schuylkill Haven just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 6-2 to the Hurricanes. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Shenandoah Valley couldn't push the score so high this time.
Brady Najda was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Marian Catholic had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Panther Valley on Monday. Marian Catholic has not had much luck with Panther Valley recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Brian Hinkle spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered five runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Marian Catholic saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rocco Griguoli, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Shenandoah Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Marian Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Shenandoah Valley hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Marian Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Shenandoah Valley came up short against Marian Catholic in their previous matchup back in April, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Marian Catholic's Cole Defrancisco, who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Shenandoah Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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