The New Philadelphia Quakers will venture away from home to face off against the Louisville Leopards at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. New Philadelphia's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Louisville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
New Philadelphia is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Madison Comprehensive a 16-0 shutout on Wednesday. The Quakers have beaten the Rams the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Rams has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, Louisville posted their closest victory since May 16, 2024 on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Lake Center Christian 8-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Leopards.
Cooper Rice was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Luke Seaman also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Louisville now has a winning record of 4-3. As for New Philadelphia, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
New Philadelphia couldn't quite finish off Louisville when the teams last played back in May of 2024 and fell 7-5. Can the Quakers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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