Brandywine Heights Area is 0-10 against Oley Valley since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Brandywine Heights Area Bullets will look to defend their home field against the Oley Valley Lynx at 4:15 p.m. Brandywine Heights Area will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Brandywine Heights Area will head into Wednesday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 14) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over Tulpehocken.
Matthew Sterner was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Oley Valley's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Berks Catholic by a score of 5-3.
Paul Petersen was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Petersen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Petersen was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Oley Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Berks Catholic only tossed five.
Brandywine Heights Area is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-10 record this season. As for Oley Valley, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-6.
Brandywine Heights Area suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Oley Valley in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Brandywine Heights Area have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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