The Shawnee Golden Eagles will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Valley Vikings at 5:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Monday, Shawnee suffered a tough 14-1 loss at the hands of Waggener. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Shawnee has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Valley fell victim to Fairdale and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. Their rough 20-0 defeat to the Bulldogs might stick with them for a while. Valley has not had much luck with Fairdale recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Shawnee dropped their record down to 6-6 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Shawnee came out on top in a nail-biter against Valley when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 8-6. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Valley's Tyler Priddy, who struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Shawnee still be able to contain Priddy? There's only one way to find out.
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