The St. Clairsville Red Devils will venture away from home to face off against the Martins Ferry Purple Riders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Clairsville has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with five straight defeats, while Martins Ferry will come in with ten straight victories.
St. Clairsville came up short against Bellaire on Wednesday, falling 15-2.
Meanwhile, Martins Ferry got the win against Bellaire on Tuesday by a conclusive 18-1. The Purple Riders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by ten runs or more this season.
Martins Ferry's win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average this season. As for St. Clairsville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
St. Clairsville couldn't quite get it done against Martins Ferry in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 7-4. Can the Red Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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