Pequea Valley is 2-8 against Northern Lebanon since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Pequea Valley Braves will look to defend their home field against the Northern Lebanon Vikings at 4:15 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Pequea Valley: 3, Northern Lebanon: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Pequea Valley can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Lancaster Mennonite a 12-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Pequea Valley considering their one-run performance the game before.
Myles Furlong was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Furlong was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jayden Stoltzfus, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Stephen Smucker was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Northern Lebanon had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Monday. They came out on top against the Crusaders by a score of 8-5.
Northern Lebanon let Connor Stoltz and Moises Gonzalez loose on the outfield. Stoltz scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Gonzalez went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Gonzalez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Brian Bicksler, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Pequea Valley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Northern Lebanon, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Pequea Valley has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Northern Lebanon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Pequea Valley couldn't quite finish off Northern Lebanon in their previous matchup two weeks ago and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bicksler, who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Now that Pequea Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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