The Grandview Heights Bobcats will head out on the road to challenge the Centennial Stars at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Grandview Heights will head into Wednesday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a two-point loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Whitehall-Yearling on Wednesday. Grandview Heights blew past Whitehall-Yearling 14-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Grandview Heights considering their one-run performance the game before.
Kaiden Lutsch and Zach Loy were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Lutsch didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Loy pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Lutsch scored a run while going 3-for-5, while Loy scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Ben Matter was incredible, going 1-for-3 with five RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Michael Greer, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Centennial got the win against Northland on Wednesday by a conclusive 13-1.
Grandview Heights has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Centennial, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Grandview Heights took their victory against Centennial when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grandview Heights since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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