Baseball Game Preview: Zanesville Leaves Home

By Team Reports May 11, 2024, 6:45am

Baseball Preview: Zanesville Blue Devils vs. River View Black Bears

Zanesville has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the River View Black Bears at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

On Friday, Zanesville came up short against Marietta and fell 10-6.

Zanesville saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Underwood, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Solomon Norris was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base.

River View lost 16-1 to Licking Valley on Wednesday.

Zanesville has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-18-1 record this season. As for River View, their loss dropped their record down to 9-13.

Zanesville came up short against River View in their previous matchup back in April, falling 10-7. Can Zanesville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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