The Tri-Valley Bulldogs will head out to face off against the Halifax Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Monday, Tri-Valley made easy work of Williams Valley and carried off a 14-4 victory. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Halifax waltzed into their match on Monday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Tigers a 13-0 shutout. That looming 13-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Wildcats yet this season.
Dayton Bittner was incredible, getting on base in both of his plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Matt Kocher also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
Halifax always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Juniata only posted an OBP of .263.
Halifax pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Tri-Valley, their record now sits at 13-3.
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