Baseball Preview: Ironton Fighting Tigers vs. South Point Pointers
After four games on the road, Ironton is heading back home. They will take on the South Point Pointers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Ironton: 3.2, South Point: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Ironton had been on a four-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but Gallia Academy put an end to it on Tuesday. Ironton fell victim to a tough 6-0 defeat at the hands of Gallia Academy.
Meanwhile, South Point unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Fairland by a score of 3-1.
Brayden Hanshaw put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Hanshaw has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hanshaw was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Hanshaw wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gage Chapman, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Ironton's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5. As for South Point, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
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