The Wayne Valley Indians will venture away from home to take on the St. Joseph Regional Green Knights at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Wednesday, Wayne Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Wayne Hills and fell 6-5.
Christian Varano
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Christian Varano made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three runs and two doubles. He is becoming a predictor of Wayne Valley's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 2-4 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Luzzi, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for St. Joseph Regional's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Don Bosco Prep on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, the Green Knights' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
St. Joseph Regional also got a good showing from Neylin Navarro, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
St. Joseph Regional has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-6 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Wayne Valley, they dropped their record down to 4-5 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
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