The Paulding Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Montpelier Locomotives at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Last Saturday, everything went Paulding's way against Edon as Paulding made off with an 11-2 win.
Greyson Harder and Kane Jones made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Harder kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Jones pitched two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. At bat, Harder went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI, while Jones scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Hunter Couts was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Montpelier had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Edon an 11-0 shutout last Thursday.
Paulding now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Montpelier, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
Paulding couldn't quite finish off Montpelier when the teams last played back in April of 2022 and fell 11-9. Can Paulding avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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