Mid Valley and Lakeland are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Mid Valley Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Lakeland Chiefs at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mid Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
If Mid Valley beats Lakeland with seven runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Mid Valley came out on top against Western Wayne by a score of 7-2 on Monday.
Nick Mills was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Mills was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
In other pitching news, Cooper Lukasavage tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Doug Pua, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Angelo, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lakeland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 15-7 to Dunmore.
Lakeland saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Naniewicz, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Mid Valley's win bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Lakeland, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Lakeland's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Mid Valley hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .325. It's a different story for Lakeland, though, as they've only averaged .237. Will they be able to contain Mid Valley's hitters?
Mid Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Lakeland when the teams last played on April 10th, winning 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mid Valley 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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