Baseball Preview: Paulding Panthers vs. Ayersville Pilots
After three games on the road, Paulding is heading back home. They will take on the Ayersville Pilots at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Paulding earned a 7-3 victory over Hicksville.
Kane Jones made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Jones has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Jones was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Jones wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Casey Agler, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Ayersville came out on top against Edgerton on Tuesday by a score of 5-4 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Paulding's win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs per game. As for Ayersville, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
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