The Zanesville Blue Devils will be playing at home against the Danville Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Zanesville finally turned things around against Johnstown-Monroe on Wednesday. Zanesville's pitcher stepped up to hand Johnstown-Monroe a 10-0 shutout.
Riley Needles was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. Mahki Murray was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Danville has not done well against Cardington-Lincoln recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Danville was the clear victor by a 15-9 margin over Cardington-Lincoln. The victory was some much needed relief for Danville as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Zanesville's win bumped their record up to 5-13-1. As for Danville, their victory bumped their record up to 5-10.
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