The Circleville Tigers will face off against the Wheelersburg Pirates at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Circleville comes in on four and Wheelersburg on 16.
Circleville is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Hamilton Township 15-2 on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Kayla Fleck was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March.
Claire Davis
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In other batting news, Claire Davis was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one double. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Kaylee West was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run.
Circleville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.2 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.8.
Meanwhile, Wheelersburg made easy work of Waverly on Wednesday and carried off an 11-1 victory. Considering the Pirates have won 11 matches by more than nine runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Wheelersburg's win was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-0. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Circleville, their win bumped their record up to 7-11.
Circleville suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Wheelersburg in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Will the Tigers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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