The Huntington Huntsmen will be playing at home against the Piketon Redstreaks at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. The pair are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Huntington stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They came out on top against Paint Valley by a score of 7-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Huntington got a great performance from Andrew Oyer as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Oyer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brayden Elliott was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Leach, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Piketon came into Saturday's game having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They never let Dawson-Bryant onto the board and left with a 10-0 win on Saturday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Piketon considering their two-run performance the match before.
Huntington has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Piketon, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-13.
Huntington was able to grind out a solid win over Piketon in their previous meeting on Tuesday, winning 7-2. Will Huntington repeat their success, or does Piketon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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