The Fort Recovery Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Adams Starfires at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
On Thursday, Fort Recovery got the win against New Bremen by a conclusive 10-1. With that victory, Fort Recovery brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Jenna Homan and Britney Tebbe made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Homan struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Tebbe didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. At the plate, Homan scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Tebbe scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ella Schoen, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double. Kayla Heitkamp was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
Meanwhile, South Adams had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Thursday. They never let the Raiders onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The result was nothing new for South Adams, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Avery Brown was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Mackenzie Neuenschwander, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Fort Recovery is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. As for South Adams, their victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Fort Recovery has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like South Adams struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Fort Recovery might still be hurting after the 10-1 defeat they got from South Adams when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Fort Recovery, Peyton Pries (who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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