Moriah has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the AuSable Valley Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Moriah had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against Beekmantown. Moriah has struggled against Beekmantown recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Moriah saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase McGinness, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Mascarenas, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, AuSable Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 14-1 to Peru.
Moriah's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for AuSable Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Moriah has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like AuSable Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Moriah skirted past AuSable Valley 5-4 in their previous meeting last Saturday. Will Moriah repeat their success, or does AuSable Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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