The Chippewa Chipps will venture away from home to square off against the Smithville Smithies at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Chippewa has five straight victories, Smithville has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Chippewa will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Dalton, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Chipps narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Bulldogs 4-2.
Meanwhile, Smithville didn't have quite enough to beat Orrville on Saturday and fell 10-9.
Chippewa's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-7. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Smithville, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
Everything went Chippewa's way against Smithville in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Chippewa made off with a 12-5 victory. Do the Chipps have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Smithies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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