South Point and Ironton are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The South Point Pointers are on the road again on Thursday to play the Ironton Fighting Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
South Point will head into Monday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Monday after soaring to a seven-point matchup in their last game. They fell just short of Fairland by a score of 3-1.
Brayden Hanshaw put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Hanshaw has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hanshaw was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Hanshaw wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gage Chapman, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Ironton's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 6-0 walloping at the hands of Gallia Academy on Tuesday. Ironton's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
South Point's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4. As for Ironton, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5.
South Point came out on top in a nail-biter against Ironton when the teams last played on April 1st, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Point 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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