The Oswayo Valley Green Wave will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Smethport Hubbers at 4:30 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Friday, it was a hard-fought game, but Oswayo Valley had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Bradford. Oswayo Valley has not had much luck with Bradford recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Luke Karr was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Smethport was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They fell 3-0 to Kane.
Smethport saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bennett Harris, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Oswayo Valley's record is now 1-13. As for Smethport, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Oswayo Valley has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Smethport struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Oswayo Valley came up short against Smethport in their previous meeting back in April, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Smethport's Brentton McDowell, who struck out 13 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Oswayo Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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