The Versailles Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the St. Henry Redskins at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Versailles will be strutting in after a victory while St. Henry will be coming in after a loss.
On Tuesday, Versailles needed a bit of extra time to put away Marion Local. They skirted past the Flyers 8-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for Versailles.
Meanwhile, St. Henry was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Ansonia by a score of 7-6.
Jalynn Everman put in work while hitting and pitching. She tossed 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off nine hits. Everman has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Everman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Leah Lefeld made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Wendel, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Versailles has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for St. Henry, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Versailles skirted past St. Henry 1-0 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Versailles since the squad 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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