The Zane Trace Pioneers will square off against the Minford Falcons at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Zane Trace's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Minford's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Zane Trace's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Saturday's struggle, when Marysville hitters got past them. The Pioneers fell just short of the Monarchs by a score of 10-9 on Saturday. The Pioneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Minford). Everything went their way against Rock Hill on Wednesday as they made off with a 17-3 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Falcons considering their one-run performance the game before.
Zane Trace's loss dropped their record down to 19-7. As for Minford, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-9.
Everything went Zane Trace's way against Minford in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Zane Trace made off with a 13-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pioneers since the squad 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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