Baseball Game Preview: South Webster Jeeps vs. Wheelersburg Pirates

South Webster is 2-8 against Wheelersburg since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Jeeps will face off against the Pirates at 5:00 p.m. South Webster's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Wheelersburg's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Eastern hit South Webster with a four-run fourth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Jeeps fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 5-3.

Meanwhile, Wheelersburg unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 16-7 to Boyd County. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Pirates, who until this match were averaging 2.65 runs allowed.

Wheelersburg saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Music, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI. Another was Andrew Holland, who went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Wheelersburg's loss dropped their record down to 12-5. As for South Webster, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 12-5.

South Webster came out on top in a nail-biter against Wheelersburg when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Jeeps since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.