The Belpre Golden Eagles will face off against the Fort Frye Cadets at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Belpre's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past Wirt County 1-0. The Golden Eagles haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Belpre secured the win behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Addy Stewart, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Fort Frye won against Marietta on Monday with 14 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Everything went the Cadets' way against Zanesville as they made off with a 14-1 victory. Considering the Cadets have won six games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Carmen Henniger was a standout: she went 1-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Those two RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Emmie Duskey, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Fort Frye always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Zanesville only posted an OBP of .263.
Fort Frye has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Belpre, their victory bumped their record up to 7-9.
Fort Frye's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Belpre has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Fort Frye, though, as they've been averaging an even more impressive 3.6 strikeouts. Will Belpre keep running through batters, or will the Cadets buck the trend? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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