Softball Preview: Piketon Redstreaks vs. McClain Tigers
The Piketon Redstreaks will head out on the road to challenge the McClain Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Piketon will be strutting in after a victory while McClain will be coming in after a loss.
Piketon will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Westfall, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Piketon came out on top against Westfall by a score of 11-8 on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Piketon.
Aubrey Heath was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Reese Shanks, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for McClain's offense. Their tough 21-0 defeat to Chillicothe on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. McClain has not had much luck with Chillicothe recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Piketon pushed their record up to 11-6 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for McClain, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Everything went Piketon's way against McClain in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Piketon made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Piketon since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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