The Fort Recovery Indians will square off against the Jay County Patriots at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Fort Recovery's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Jay County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Friday, Fort Recovery earned a 6-1 victory over Fort Loramie. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Meanwhile, Jay County strolled into their game on Thursday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They put the hurt on Delta with a sharp 16-3 win. Fans of the Patriots have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Carley Trinidad was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Trinidad was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
In other batting news, Jozey Shimp and Hallie Schwieterman did most of the damage at the plate: Shimp scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Schwieterman went 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. That's the most runs Shimp has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Morgan Missicano, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Jay County pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Fort Recovery, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Fort Recovery might still be hurting after the 13-7 loss they got from Jay County when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can the Indians avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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