The Valley Indians are taking a road trip to square off against the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Wheelersburg, sneaking past 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Indians have posted since May 10th.
Meanwhile, Lynchburg-Clay hadn't done well against Portsmouth recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Mustangs won by a run and slipped past the Trojans 3-2. The win was nothing new for the Mustangs as they're now sitting on four straight.
Valley is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.2 runs over those games. As for Lynchburg-Clay, their record is now 21-3.
Valley couldn't quite finish off Lynchburg-Clay when the teams last played back in May of 2024 and fell 3-1. Can the Indians avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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