The University School Preppers will head out to square off against the Grove City Greyhounds at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. University School is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
University School is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Marysville just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Monarchs by a score of 7-6.
Bryce Fielding and Deacon Nelson stepped up to the plate in a big way. Fielding got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base, while Nelson went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Aaron Moss was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Olentangy Berlin typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Grove City proved too difficult a challenge. They blew past the Bears 8-2. The Greyhounds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.
Grove City has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for University School, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-4.
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