The Memorial Roughriders will head out on the road to face off against the Shawnee Indians at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Tuesday, Memorial came up short against Van Wert and fell 5-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Roughriders in their meetings with the Cougars: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Shawnee was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Columbus Grove.
Tate Bender was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Shawnee's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
Memorial was able to grind out a solid win over Shawnee in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 4-1. Will the Roughriders repeat their success, or do the Indians have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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