Baseball Game Preview: Arcanum on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2024, 4:14am

Baseball Preview: Arcanum Trojans vs. Tri-County North Panthers

After two games on the road, Arcanum is heading back home. They will take on the Tri-County North Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Arcanum's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Franklin Monroe.

Meanwhile, Tri-County North waltzed into their game on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Mohawks out 4-2.

Koby Reynolds spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Parker Overcash, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Colten Vanwinkle, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Arcanum is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Tri-County North, their win bumped their record up to an identical 9-6.

Arcanum beat Tri-County North 5-2 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Does Arcanum have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tri-County North turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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