The Miami Trace Panthers will challenge the Vinton County Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Miami Trace is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
Vinton County will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Miami Trace extended their winning streak to three on Wednesday. The Panthers' pitchers stepped up to hand Hillsboro a 3-0 shutout.
Cooper Enochs
| 04/08/26 vs Hillsboro | 3 |
| 04/02/26 vs Adena | 2 |
| 05/17/25 vs Goshen | 2 |
| 05/17/25 vs Goshen | 2 |
| 04/22/25 @ Wilmington | 2 |
Cooper Enochs was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That double was his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gage Bowers, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Brody McBee also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Vinton County sidestepped Westfall for a 9-7 win.
Miami Trace's victory bumped their record up to 3-0-1. As for Vinton County, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Miami Trace got the 'W' when the teams last played back in April of 2025 against Vinton County by a conclusive 15-3 score. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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