The Olentangy Berlin Bears will square off against the Hayes Pacers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Olentangy Berlin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Pickerington North 5-4.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hayes). They blew past Westland 22-0 on Monday. Considering the Pacers have won 16 games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Hayes got a massive performance out of Lizzy Gould, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Taylor Flynn, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Hayes always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .718. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Westland only posted an OBP of .167.
Olentangy Berlin has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Hayes, their record now sits at 24-2.
Olentangy Berlin couldn't quite get it done against Hayes in their previous matchup back in May of 2022 as they fell 8-5. Can the Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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