The Parkersburg Big Reds will head out on the road to face off against the Marietta Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Parkersburg will be strutting in after a win while Marietta will be coming in after a loss.
Parkersburg barely beat Capital the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Big Reds blew past the Cougars 15-2 on Tuesday. The Big Reds' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Jesse Showalter was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Woods, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
Parkersburg always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .521. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Marietta didn't have quite enough to beat Warren on Monday and fell 3-2. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by just one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Marietta and nudges their season record down to 2-2. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for Parkersburg, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-8.
Parkersburg came out on top in a nail-biter against Marietta in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Big Reds since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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