Shadle Park is 10-0 against East Valley since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Shadle Park Highlanders will be playing in front of their home fans against the East Valley Knights at 4:00 p.m. Shadle Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Shadle Park had just enough and edged Rogers out 3-2. That's two games straight that Shadle Park has won by just one run.
Roland Germain spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Tyler Yarger was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Pugh, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, East Valley fell victim to Pullman and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 10-0 to the Greyhounds. The defeat continues a trend for East Valley in their matchups with Pullman: they've now lost eight in a row.
The victory made it two in a row for Shadle Park and bumps their season record up to 10-7. As for East Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
Everything went Shadle Park's way against East Valley in their previous matchup back in March as Shadle Park made off with a 20-1 win. Will Shadle Park repeat their success, or does East Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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