The Paulding Panthers will square off against the Edon Bombers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a proper cat-fight when Paulding duked it out with Spencerville on Thursday. The Panthers walked away with a 9-4 win over the Bearcats. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Edon, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out Pettisville 4-3 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bombers have posted since April 15th.
Christian Owens made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Edon is 4-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-7 otherwise. Owens was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
In other batting news, Braedyn Wehrle and Kyler Sapp did most of the damage at the plate: Wehrle went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Sapp went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases. Wehrle has become a key player for Edon: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 7-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Carter Steinke, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Paulding's win bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Edon, their victory bumped their record up to 10-8.
Everything went Paulding's way against Edon in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Paulding made off with an 11-2 win. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Bombers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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