Spencerville has won five straight games at home, while Celina has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Bearcats will host the Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m.
It was a proper cat-fight when Spencerville duked it out with Paulding on Thursday. The Bearcats took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers.
Meanwhile, Celina got themselves on the board against Ansonia on Thursday, but Ansonia never followed suit. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 victory over the Tigers. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bulldogs have posted since April 3rd.
Not much got past Brady Steinbrunner, who gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Ansonia off the board. Steinbrunner is becoming a predictor of Celina's success: when he posts at least eight strikeouts the team is undefeated (and 8-10 when he doesn't).
At the plate, Celina saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brodee Schulte-Arnold, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Celina hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are 5-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Spencerville now has a losing record of 9-10. As for Celina, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
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