The Smithville Smithies will take on the Chippewa Chipps at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Smithville has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with nine straight defeats, while Chippewa will come in with five straight victories.
On Saturday, Smithville didn't have quite enough to beat Orrville and fell 10-9.
Meanwhile, Chippewa hadn't done well against Dalton recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Chipps had just enough and edged out the Bulldogs 4-2.
Chippewa pushed their record up to 11-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for Smithville, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Smithville might still be hurting after the 12-5 defeat they got from Chippewa in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Smithies avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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