Baseball Preview: Beaver Beavers vs. East Liverpool Potters
The Beaver Beavers will head out on the road to face off against the East Liverpool Potters at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Beaver is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Beaver was able to grind out a solid victory over Bellaire, taking the game 11-8. The win made it back-to-back victories for Beaver.
Andre Weigand looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Braxton Hickman, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Paxton Grimes, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, East Liverpool fell victim to a tough 13-1 defeat at the hands of Martins Ferry on Monday. East Liverpool has struggled against Martins Ferry recently, as their contest on Monday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Beaver's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8. As for East Liverpool, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Beaver might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from East Liverpool when the teams last played on Friday. Can Beaver avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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