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| 04/22/25 - Away | 14-4 W |
| 04/02/25 - Away | 1-0 W |
| 03/28/24 - Away | 6-2 W |
| 03/25/24 - Home | 17-7 W |
| 04/11/23 - Away | 5-6 L |
| + 5 more games |
Danville and Mt. Gilead are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Blue Devils will be playing at home against the Indians at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, it was close, but Danville sidestepped Granville Christian Academy for a 6-4 win.
Meanwhile, Mt. Gilead had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They came out on top against the Royals by a score of 9-4. With that victory, the Indians brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Hayden Somerlot was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Wyatt Young was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Lister, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Mt. Gilead now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Danville, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Danville got the 'W' when the teams last played back in April of 2025 against Mt. Gilead by a conclusive 14-4 score. Will the Blue Devils repeat their success, or do the Indians have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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