Oley Valley put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They never let the Schuylkill Valley Panthers onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. With that win, Oley Valley brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Chase Kegerise spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Timmy Fries and Paul Petersen did most of the damage at the plate: Fries scored a run while going 3-for-5, while Petersen scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Luke Petersen was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Schuylkill Valley's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colby Crills, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Oley Valley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Schuylkill Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-11.
Oley Valley will challenge Wyomissing at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Schuylkill Valley, they will head out on the road to take on Tulpehocken at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Schuylkill Valley is facing Tulpehocken at the right time seeing as Tulpehocken is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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