Wheelersburg has won nine straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Lincoln County has won nine straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Pirates will host the Panthers at 8:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wheelersburg's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Portsmouth West as they made off with a 13-0 win.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Lincoln County made sure to put some runs up on the board against Ripley on Thursday. The Panthers put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 15-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now won seven in a row.
Arien Cooper made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Lincoln County got a massive performance out of Camdyn Mckinney, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Those two home runs gave Mckinney a new career-high. Laney Nelson was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Lincoln County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .586. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Wheelersburg's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Lincoln County, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
Wheelersburg was able to grind out a solid victory over Lincoln County in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 5-1. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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