The Unioto Shermans will challenge the Circleville Tigers at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Unioto will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Unioto took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Miami Trace as they made off with a 13-3 win.
Mackenzie Paugh made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Paugh was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three runs. Those three runs gave her a new career-high.
Maddie Tuttle
| 04/17/25 vs Miami Trace | 2 |
| 04/16/25 @ Westfall | 1 |
| 04/14/25 vs Zane Trace | 1 |
| 04/09/25 vs Piketon | 1 |
| 04/07/25 @ Paint Valley | 1 |
In other batting news, Maddie Tuttle was incredible, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Haylee Hull, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one double.
Unioto was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .343 or higher in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Circleville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell 10-7 to Liberty Union. Tigers fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Lions since on Thursday.
Kaylee West made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. That triple was her first of the season.
Circleville's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Unioto, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Unioto skirted past Circleville 2-1 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Do the Shermans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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