The Blanchester Wildcats have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Archbishop McNicholas Rockets at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Blanchester gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Everything went their way against Goshen as Blanchester made off with a 22-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Blanchester considering their one-run performance the match before.
Drey Dees was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Dees has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Dees was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Blanchester got a big performance out of Bryce Sipple, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sammy Roush, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Archbishop McNicholas waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Lions. That's two games straight that Archbishop McNicholas has won by exactly three runs.
Like Blanchester, Archbishop McNicholas also got a great game from a two-way player: Tatem Donels. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 4.2 innings pitched. Donels was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other pitching news, Lucas Jelinek looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Donels wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Doty, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Blanchester is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Archbishop McNicholas, their win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-15.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Blanchester has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Archbishop McNicholas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.4. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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