Great Valley has won four straight games at home, while Bayard Rustin has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Patriots will welcome the Golden Knights at 3:45 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Great Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Sun Valley on Wednesday as they made off with a 17-3 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Sarah Yost made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed five innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three runs and one RBI. Those three runs gave her a new career-high.
Sarah Culbertson
| 04/30/25 @ Sun Valley | 6 |
| 03/21/25 @ Kennett | 4 |
| 04/24/25 vs Kennett | 3 |
| 04/16/25 vs Henderson | 2 |
| 04/02/25 vs Sun Valley | 2 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sarah Culbertson, who went 3-for-4 with six RBI, four runs, and one triple. Those six RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Mattison, who went 2-for-5 with four runs, two RBI, and one double.
Great Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Bayard Rustin got the win against Kennett on Wednesday by a conclusive 14-3. The result was nothing new for the Golden Knights, who have now won six matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Like Great Valley, Bayard Rustin also got a great game from a two-way player: Ashley Falcone. On the mound, she tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Falcone was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Jenna Kraft was incredible, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Belle Skupp, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and two runs.
Bayard Rustin's victory bumped their record up to 16-1. As for Great Valley, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Great Valley hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Bayard Rustin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Great Valley couldn't quite get it done against Bayard Rustin in their previous matchup back in April as they fell 6-1. Will the Patriots have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
