The Buckeye Local Panthers will challenge the Catholic Central Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Buckeye Local barely beat St. Clairsville the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Panthers blew past the Red Devils 11-1 on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Red Devils: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Catholic Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Wellsville 14-13. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Crusaders' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Grace Fink was a standout: she went 4-for-5 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two doubles. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Genna Free was another key player, going 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Catholic Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .487. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Catholic Central's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-16. As for Buckeye Local, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 8-7.
Everything went Buckeye Local's way against Catholic Central in their previous meeting last Tuesday, as Buckeye Local made off with a 20-8 win. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Crusaders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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