The Valmeyer Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Chester Yellowjackets at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Valmeyer is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Valmeyer can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They put the hurt on Lebanon with a sharp 7-0 victory. The win was nothing new for Valmeyer as they're now sitting on three straight.
Valmeyer saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ripken Voelker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Evan Hill, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Chester lost 14-3 to Zeigler-Royalton on Saturday.
Valmeyer is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Chester, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-15-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Valmeyer has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Chester struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Valmeyer couldn't quite finish off Chester when the teams last played back in April and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chester's Aden Runge, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that Valmeyer knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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