Sadly, Sugar Valley Rural is still looking for their first win of the season after nine contests. They fell just short of the Sullivan County Griffins by a score of 15-14 on Monday. One positive for Sugar Valley Rural, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Levi Galentine stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 3-for-5 with five RBI, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryer Martin, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5.
Even though they lost, Sugar Valley Rural was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .553. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sullivan County only posted a batting average of .333.
On Sullivan County's side, the team relied heavily on Keegan Bagley, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Layne Price, who scored five runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
Sugar Valley Rural's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Sullivan County, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sugar Valley Rural will take on Millville at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Sugar Valley Rural will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Sullivan County, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Montgomery at 4:30 p.m.
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