The Paulding Panthers will take on the Fostoria Redmen in a tournament on Saturday. Fostoria took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Paulding, who comes in off a win.
If Paulding beats Fostoria with nine runs on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Panthers never let Edon get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory on Tuesday. The Panthers not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since May 8th (when they won 12-0).
Meanwhile, Fostoria was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Sandusky, falling 10-3.
Jayden Sirmons and Rey Varela stepped up to the plate in a big way. Sirmons went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI, while Varela got on base in two of his three plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run. Varela has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Paulding is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-12 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 Fostoria, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-19-1.
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