After having lost a blowout in their previous game, Sun Valley was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Weddington Warriors by a score of 6-2. The game was the first time the Spartans have beaten the Warriors on their field since March 25, 2022.
Connor Salerno
| 03/19/25 @ Cuthbertson | 6 |
| 04/02/25 @ Weddington | 1 |
Connor Salerno tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). He is becoming a predictor of Sun Valley's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 4-5 when he doesn't).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brian Devereaux, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jessen Copeland, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Sun Valley's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 9-5. As for Weddington, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-3.
Sun Valley will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Warriors: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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