Blacklick Valley is 4-0 against Turkeyfoot Valley Area since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Blacklick Valley Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams at 4:30 p.m. Blacklick Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Turkeyfoot Valley Area's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Blacklick Valley is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Rockwood just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 8-4 to the Rockets.
Blacklick Valley got a good showing from RJ Bartoletti, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Bartoletti has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Blacklick Valley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Kaschalk, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakob Noble, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, Turkeyfoot Valley Area didn't have quite enough to beat Paw Paw on Wednesday and fell 3-1.
Even though they lost, Turkeyfoot Valley Area didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Blacklick Valley's record now sits at 6-4. As for Turkeyfoot Valley Area, their record now sits at 1-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Blacklick Valley has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Turkeyfoot Valley Area struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Blacklick Valley took their victory against Turkeyfoot Valley Area in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 15-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Blacklick Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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