The Pymatuning Valley Lakers are taking a road trip to take on the St. John Fighting Herald at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. St. John took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Pymatuning Valley, who comes in off a win.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Pymatuning Valley and Lakeside, and Pymatuning Valley kept the tradition alive. The Lakers put the hurt on the Dragons with a sharp 10-0 win on Thursday. Considering the Lakers have won six games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, St. John's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 13-3 to Boardman. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Fighting Herald have suffered since May 8, 2024.
St. John saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Williams, who went 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple was Williams' first of the season. Another was Gus Petros, who went 1-for-2 with two runs.
Pymatuning Valley's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for St. John, their loss dropped their record down to 8-3.
Pymatuning Valley came up short against St. John in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 11-6. Can the Lakers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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