Juniata Valley's game on Saturday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Glendale Vikings a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won five matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Bo Hoover and Ethan Scalia were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Hoover pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Scalia pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Hoover a new career-high in strikeouts (three). At bat, Hoover went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, while Scalia got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs. Scalia has become a key player for Juniata Valley: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-6 otherwise.
Kyler Spurlin
| 05/12/25 vs Glendale | 2 |
| 05/07/25 vs Southern Huntingdon County | 1 |
| 03/27/25 vs Mount Union | 1 |
| 03/22/24 vs Tyrone | 1 |
In other batting news, Kyler Spurlin was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Vincent Hoover was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Juniata Valley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Glendale, they dropped their record down to 1-18 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Juniata Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Glendale, they will venture away from home to challenge Chestnut Ridge at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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