The Wheelersburg Pirates will challenge the Wellston Golden Rockets at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Wheelersburg 2.5, Wellston 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Wheelersburg is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Portsmouth just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 4-3.
Wheelersburg saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Doss, who went 1-for-3 with one triple.
Meanwhile, Wellston beat Zane Trace 5-2 on Monday.
Wellston has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Wheelersburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-7.
Everything went Wheelersburg's way against Wellston in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Wheelersburg made off with a 13-0 win. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Golden Rockets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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