Baseball Preview: Unioto Shermans vs. Chillicothe Cavaliers
Unioto is 8-0 against Chillicothe since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Unioto Shermans will head out on the road to challenge the Chillicothe Cavaliers at 5:00 p.m. Unioto is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Unioto's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Adena by a score of 4-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Unioto.
Ashton Crace was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Crace has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Crace was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Crace wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Laydon Patterson, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Chillicothe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jackson.
Unioto pushed their record up to 17-3 with that victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Chillicothe, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-14.
Unioto was able to grind out a solid win over Chillicothe in their previous meeting on Thursday, winning 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Unioto since the team 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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