The Piketon Redstreaks will head out to face off against the Eastern Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Piketon is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Piketon barely beat Huntington the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Redstreaks were the clear victors by a 24-7 margin over the Huntsmen on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Redstreaks, who have now won five matches by 13 runs or more so far this season.
Briar Penwell was a standout: she scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. That stolen base marked the first that she snagged this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Shanks, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Piketon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .659. The last time their OBP was this high was was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 27 runs the game before, Eastern was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They came up short against Northwest, falling 14-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Eagles were not able to get on the board.
Piketon pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Eastern, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
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