The South Webster Jeeps will challenge the Valley Indians at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (South Webster 2.3, Valley 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Valley's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Monday: South Webster hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Jeeps' pitchers stepped up to hand Piketon an 11-0 shutout on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Valley has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.1 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Thursday. They took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Zane Trace. Indians fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Pioneers since on Thursday.
South Webster has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Valley, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6.
South Webster skirted past Valley 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April. Will the Jeeps repeat their success, or do the Indians have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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