The Kalida Wildcats will challenge the Wayne Trace Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Kalida 1.9, Wayne Trace 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Kalida's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Holgate 2-0. While the Wildcats didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Wayne Trace had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with a 15-0 victory. That looming 15-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Raiders yet this season.
Wayne Trace's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average this season. As for Kalida, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Kalida might still be hurting after the 12-1 defeat they got from Wayne Trace when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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