Valley View is 8-2 against Delaware Valley since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Valley View Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Delaware Valley Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Monday, Valley View didn't have quite enough to beat West Scranton and fell 2-1. Valley View has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Delaware Valley had to settle for a 9-7 loss against Abington Heights on Wednesday. Delaware Valley has struggled against Abington Heights recently, as their game on Wednesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Liam Onofry and Luke Krazewski stepped up to the plate in a big way. Onofry went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI, while Krazewski scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Valley View's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Delaware Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Valley View came out on top in a nail-biter against Delaware Valley when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 2-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Delaware Valley's Keaton Phillips, who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Valley View still be able to contain Phillips? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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