The Grove City Greyhounds are taking a road trip to square off against the Olentangy Berlin Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Grove City's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Olentangy Berlin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Grove City is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Lincoln on Tuesday. They came up short against the Lions, falling 6-0. The match marked the first time this season in which the Greyhounds were not able to get on the board.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Olentangy Berlin and Hilliard Darby meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Bears never let the Panthers get on the board and left with an 8-0 win. Considering the Bears have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Olentangy Berlin is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.6 runs over those games. As for Grove City, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-7.
Grove City skirted past Olentangy Berlin 5-3 in their previous matchup back in May of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Greyhounds since the squad 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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