There's no place like home for Unioto, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Miami Trace Panthers on Thursday as they made off with a 13-3 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Shermans also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2024.
Mackenzie Paugh made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Paugh was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three runs. Those three runs gave her a new career-high.
Maddie Tuttle
| 04/17/25 vs Miami Trace | 2 |
| 04/16/25 @ Westfall | 1 |
| 04/14/25 vs Zane Trace | 1 |
| 04/09/25 vs Piketon | 1 |
| 04/07/25 @ Paint Valley | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maddie Tuttle, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. Mackenzie Eisel also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Unioto was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .343 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Unioto's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Miami Trace, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Unioto will welcome Circleville at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. The Shermans are facing the Tigers at the right time seeing as the Tigers are stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Miami Trace, they will be playing at home against Portsmouth West at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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