The Ava Bears will challenge the Licking Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Ava is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Mansfield on Thursday as they made off with a 15-4 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Bears with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Licking, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They put the hurt on Crocker with a sharp 15-8 win on Thursday. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by seven runs or more this season.
Licking's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Ava, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Ava might still be hurting after the 20-2 defeat they got from Licking when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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