Plato hasn't had much luck against Strafford recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Eagles will square off against the Indians at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Plato has three straight wins, Strafford has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Plato got the win against Licking by a conclusive 11-2. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 16 matches by eight runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Strafford fell victim to Fair Grove and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 15-0. Considering the last time the Indians couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Strafford saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaelyn Rhodes, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.
Strafford's loss dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Plato, their victory bumped their record up to 16-4.
Plato couldn't quite get it done against Strafford when the teams last played back in March of 2019 as they fell 4-0. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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