The Garnet Valley Jaguars will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Conestoga Pioneers at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Garnet Valley's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Conestoga has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Garnet Valley's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Upper Darby. With that victory, the Jaguars brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.
Nolan Carroll and Ryan McGhee did most of the damage at the plate: Carroll scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while McGhee scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. That hit was Carroll's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Schaller, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Conestoga didn't have quite enough to beat Lower Merion on Wednesday and fell 3-1.
Conestoga also got a good showing from Henry Fuerst, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Cooper Banks Evers was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Conestoga's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Garnet Valley, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Garnet Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Conestoga when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 4-3. Does Garnet Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Conestoga turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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