The Sidney Yellowjackets will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Carrollton Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sidney has three straight victories, West Carrollton has 16 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, Sidney beat Greenville 6-3.
Ethan New tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Sidney let Kade Swiger and Nick Nuss loose on the outfield. Swiger scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Nuss scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Eli McKenzie was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but West Carrollton had to settle for a 5-3 loss against Stebbins on Tuesday.
Sidney pushed their record up to 8-11 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for West Carrollton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-16.
Sidney came out on top in a nail-biter against West Carrollton in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 7-6. Does Sidney have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Carrollton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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