The Goshen Warriors will square off against the Reading Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Goshen came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 12-2 to Milford.
Meanwhile, Reading entered their tilt with Mariemont on Wednesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Warriors, sneaking past 4-2. That's two games straight that the Blue Devils have won by exactly two runs.
Charlie Hess spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on one hit and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Reading's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Connor Davis, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Reading pushed their record up to 10-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Goshen, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4.
Goshen suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Reading in their previous matchup back in April of 2018. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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