The Hartville Eagles have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Licking Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The last four games Hartville has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Thursday, Hartville narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Norwood 5-3.
Meanwhile, Licking put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Richland a 15-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Licking.
Hartville's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-8. As for Licking, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3.
Everything went Hartville's way against Licking in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Hartville made off with a 15-3 win. Will Hartville repeat their success, or does Licking have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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