Great Valley and Unionville are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Great Valley Patriots will be playing at home against the Unionville Longhorns at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Things were looking good for Great Valley after they put the first points on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 8-2 to Henderson. Great Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Great Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colton Manning, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Unionville has not done well against Downingtown West recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Unionville won by a run and slipped past Downingtown West 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Unionville.
Nick Diehl was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Parise, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Great Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Unionville, their victory bumped their record up to 14-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Great Valley has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Unionville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Great Valley came up short against Unionville in their previous meeting back in April, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Diehl, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Now that Great Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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