The Bath Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Lima Senior Spartans at 5:00 p.m. Bath will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Bath's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Van Buren on Monday. They fell just short of the Black Knights by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Bath's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Bath saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Markley, who went 1-for-2 with a double. Markley has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Lima Senior got the win against Waite on Monday by a conclusive 16-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lima Senior.
Dalton Chiles made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Chiles was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caiden Crawford, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Peyton Rader, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Bath now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Lima Senior, their win bumped their record up to 8-13.
Everything went Bath's way against Lima Senior in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Bath made off with a 16-1 victory. Does Bath have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lima Senior turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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