Baseball Recap: Garnet Valley Extends Winning Streak to Three

Jaguars

Margin (Wins)

05/01/25 @ Upper Darby	10
04/23/25 vs Harriton	10
03/24/25 @ Upper Darby	10
05/12/25 @ Lower Merion	8
04/14/25 vs Penncrest	8

Garnet Valley waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Lower Merion Aces 9-1. The result was nothing new for the Jaguars, who have now won six games by seven runs or more so far this season.

Ryan McGhee was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Cole Lombardo was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Thompson, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Garnet Valley's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-8. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Lower Merion, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-7.

Looking ahead, Garnet Valley will welcome East at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Lower Merion, they will head out on the road to challenge Archbishop Wood at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Vikings' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so the Aces' hitters will have their work cut out for them.