The Piketon Redstreaks will square off against the Wheelersburg Pirates at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Piketon 3.2, Wheelersburg 0.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Piketon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over Zane Trace. The win continues a trend for the Redstreaks in their matchups with the Pioneers: they've now won four in a row.
Kyndall Carroll was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Carroll was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Aubrey Heath was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Addy Blakeman, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Piketon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .379 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Wheelersburg strolled into their game on Thursday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They put the hurt on Adena with a sharp 15-0 victory. Considering the Pirates have won 19 matches by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Piketon's record now sits at 23-4. As for Wheelersburg, their record is now 24-0.
Piketon couldn't quite get it done against Wheelersburg in their previous meeting back in May of 2017 as they fell 5-0. Can the Redstreaks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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