The East Liverpool Potters will venture away from home to square off against the Harrison Central Huskies at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. East Liverpool will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
East Liverpool is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with a 5-2 win over Minerva on Saturday. The Potters haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Donovan Shallcross spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kooper Ramsey, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one triple. Those RBI were his first of the season.
Meanwhile, Harrison Central had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They never let the Panthers get on the board and left with a 5-0 win. The Huskies' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.
Harrison Central's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for East Liverpool, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.
East Liverpool might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Harrison Central when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can the Potters avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
