After three games on the road, Paulding is heading back home. They will take on the Ayersville Pilots at 5:00  p.m.  on Thursday. Both teams come into the  matchup bolstered by wins in their previous  matches.
 On Tuesday, Paulding earned  a  7-3 victory over Hicksville.
  Kane Jones made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He  struck out 11 batters over  five innings while giving up just one earned  (and two unearned) runs off   two  hits. Jones has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't  given up  more than two  hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Jones was also big at the plate,  scoring two  runs and  stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
 Jones wasn't  the only one making solid contact as  five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was  Casey Agler, who  scored two  runs and  stole a base while going 1-for-3.
 Meanwhile, Ayersville came out on top against Edgerton on Tuesday by a score of  5-4 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
 Paulding's win was  their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which  pushed their record up to 4-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as  they  averaged 8.8 runs per game. As for Ayersville, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
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