The Wayne Trace Raiders will head out to challenge the Coldwater Cavaliers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wayne Trace's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Coldwater's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Wayne Trace is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs last Saturday, they were much more limited against Liberty-Benton on Thursday. They fell 5-1 to the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Coldwater came tearing into Saturday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Bearcats with a sharp 11-1 win. Considering the Cavaliers have won 11 matches by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Coldwater pushed their record up to 23-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Wayne Trace, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 17-9 record this season.
Wayne Trace took their victory against Coldwater when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0 score. Do the Raiders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cavaliers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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