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| 04/27/24 - Neutral | 7-0 W |
| 05/02/23 - Away | 16-3 W |
| 04/08/22 - Home | 8-2 W |
| 04/09/21 - Away | 5-7 L |
| 04/29/19 - Home | 6-3 W |
| + 4 more games |
Kutztown is 7-2 against Schuylkill Valley since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Cougars will host the Panthers at 6:45 p.m. Kutztown's pitching crew has only allowed 1.1 runs per game this season, so Schuylkill Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Kutztown took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Friday. They never let Antietam get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Considering the Cougars have won three contests by more than eight runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Schuylkill Valley won against Berks Catholic on Wednesday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Panthers walked away with a 5-2 win over Pottsville. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Dimitrios Aletras spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits.
On the hitting side, Schuylkill Valley's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Bodie James, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave James a new career-high in RBI (two). Connor Huggard was another, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Kutztown's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.4 runs over those games. As for Schuylkill Valley, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
Kutztown took their victory against Schuylkill Valley in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 7-0 score. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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