The Mountain Valley Falcons will head out to take on the Oak Hill Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Oak Hill took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mountain Valley, who comes in off a win.
Mountain Valley was handed a heart-breaking two-run loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Traip on Tuesday. The Falcons' pitchers stepped up to hand the Rangers a 10-0 shutout. The Falcons not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 30th (when they won 15-0).
Meanwhile, Oak Hill didn't have quite enough to beat Madison on Monday and fell 6-4. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Oak Hill saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braden New, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That double marked the first that New has hit this season.
Mountain Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Oak Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
Mountain Valley couldn't quite finish off Oak Hill when the teams last played back in May of 2024 and fell 2-0. Can the Falcons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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