The West Carrollton Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Sidney Yellowjackets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Carrollton is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 16-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
West Carrollton will head into Tuesday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Stebbins on Tuesday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the 17-run defeat they were dealt on Monday. West Carrollton fell just short of Stebbins by a score of 5-3.
Meanwhile, Sidney had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Green Wave.
Sidney got a great performance from Ethan New as he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Kade Swiger and Nick Nuss did most of the damage at the plate: Swiger scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Nuss scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Eli McKenzie was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
West Carrollton's loss dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Sidney, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-11 record this season.
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