The Blanchester Wildcats have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Goshen Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Blanchester: 3.2, Goshen: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Blanchester's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Eastern out 1-0.
The result came thanks to Sammy Roush's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Drey Dees, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and an RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Sears, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Goshen lost a heartbreaker to Archbishop McNicholas when they met back in May of 2022, and they left with a heavy heart again on Thursday. Goshen took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Archbishop McNicholas. Goshen has not had much luck with Archbishop McNicholas recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Blanchester is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Goshen, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
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