The Chaney Cowboys will head out on the road to take on the Padua Franciscan Bruins at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chaney has given up an average of 10.6 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Leetonia hit Chaney with a eight-run second inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Cowboys lost 13-3 to the Bears. The defeat continues a trend for the Cowboys in their meetings with the Bears: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Padua Franciscan). They blew past Olmsted Falls 14-4 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bruins.
Padua Franciscan's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-9. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Chaney, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.
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