The Okaw Valley Timberwolves will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Meridian Hawks at 4:30 p.m. Okaw Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Meridian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Okaw Valley can't be too worried about heading out to take on Meridian: they just beat Arcola at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Okaw Valley had just enough and edged Arcola out 2-0.
Meanwhile, Meridian had to endure an eight-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 9-4 win over Tuscola on Monday.
Okaw Valley's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-6. As for Meridian, their win ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-15.
Okaw Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Meridian when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Okaw Valley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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