The Cornwall Central Dragons will venture away from home to square off against the Valley Central Vikings at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Cornwall Central's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Valley Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Cornwall Central is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 20 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Middletown on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Middie Bears by a score of 3-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Valley Central). They put the hurt on Monticello with a sharp 12-2 victory on Thursday. The Vikings not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since April 9th (when they won 10-0).
Luke Watson spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on two hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Valley Central let Jake Cancredi and Kellen Pliler run wild. Cancredi got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs, while Pliler got on base in both of his plate appearances with four runs and one stolen base. Those three stolen bases gave Cancredi a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason McDonald, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Valley Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win made it two in a row for Valley Central and bumps their season record up to 6-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games. As for Cornwall Central, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Everything went Cornwall Central's way against Valley Central in their previous meeting back in April, as Cornwall Central made off with a 12-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Dragons since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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