Baseball Preview: Licking Valley Panthers vs. Zanesville Blue Devils
Licking Valley has been on the road for four straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Zanesville Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Licking Valley nor Zanesville posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Saturday, while Licking Valley put up some runs, the same can't be said for Carrollton. Licking Valley skirted past Carrollton 2-0.
Meanwhile, Zanesville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-0 walloping at the hands of Heath. The matchup marked that first time this year in which Zanesville was not able to get on the board.
Licking Valley's win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs per game. As for Zanesville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5-1.
Licking Valley took their victory against Zanesville in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. Will Licking Valley repeat their success, or does Zanesville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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