Baseball Recap: Happy Valley Wins Going Away Against North Greene

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

04/15/25 vs North Greene	19
04/03/25 @ Tri-Cities Christian	12
03/28/25 @ Unaka	10
03/18/25 vs Hampton	10
03/18/25 vs Hampton	10

Happy Valley made up a huge gap compared to their last game against North Greene, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Warriors blew past the Huskies 20-1 on Tuesday. Considering the Warriors have won six matchups by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Drew Blevins made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over five innings pitched. Blevins was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.

In other batting news, Aiden Hartsook was a standout: he scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Carlos Lopez, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2.

Happy Valley's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-7-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for North Greene, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-6 record this season.

Happy Valley will face off against Cloudland at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Highlanders have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15.23 runs per game on average), something the Warriors will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for North Greene, they will be playing in front of their home fans against South Greene at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.