The Piketon Redstreaks will head out on the road to square off against the Wellston Golden Rockets at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Piketon sitting on five straight wins and Wellston on 21.
Piketon is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 15-9 margin over Lynchburg-Clay on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Piketon has won by exactly six runs.
Piketon let Zoey Fuchs and Kyndall Carroll loose on the outfield. Fuchs went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI, while Carroll scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Laney Brown was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Wellston gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Chesapeake a 7-0 shutout. Give Wellston's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Piketon has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Wellston, their win was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-1.
Piketon might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Wellston in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Piketon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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