Baseball Preview: Licking Heights Hornets vs. Licking Valley Panthers
The Licking Heights Hornets will head out on the road to square off against the Licking Valley Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Licking Heights has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight defeats, while Licking Valley will come in with six straight victories.
Things were looking good for Licking Heights after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Granville.
Carson Johnson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Pennington, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Licking Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Licking Heights on Tuesday, taking the game 6-1.
Licking Heights' loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Licking Valley, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Licking Heights came up short against Licking Valley in their previous meeting on Tuesday, falling 6-1. Can Licking Heights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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