The Worthington Christian Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the West Jefferson Roughriders at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Worthington Christian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Buckeye Valley on Monday. They came up short against the Barons, falling 11-2. The Warriors have struggled against the Barons recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, West Jefferson entered their tilt with Triad on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Cardinals 12-0. The Roughriders' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.
West Jefferson pushed their record up to 9-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Worthington Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Worthington Christian couldn't quite get it done against West Jefferson when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 6-3. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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