South Point is on a seven-game streak of home losses, and Chesapeake a five-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The South Point Pointers will welcome the Chesapeake Panthers at 5:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
South Point fell victim to Ironton and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They came up short against the Fighting Tigers, falling 10-0.
Portsmouth hit Chesapeake with a 17-run third inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Panthers lost 24-4 to the Trojans.
Joe Cremeans and Clay Wagner stepped up to the plate in a big way. Cremeans went 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI, while Wagner went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one run. That triple marked the first that Cremeans has hit this season.
Chesapeake's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for South Point, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
South Point couldn't quite get it done against Chesapeake in their previous matchup two weeks ago as they fell 5-2. Will the Pointers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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