The Liberty Union Lions will challenge the South Webster Jeeps at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
It was a proper cat-fight when Liberty Union duked it out with Circleville on Wednesday. The Lions came up short against the Tigers, falling 12-5. The loss continues a trend for the Lions in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.
Liberty Union saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cam Wood, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Brandon Deirfield also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, South Webster hadn't done well against Wheelersburg recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Jeeps had just enough and edged out the Pirates 1-0. The win was familiar territory for the Jeeps, who have now won three matches in a row.
South Webster's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average this season. As for Liberty Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
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