The Bath Wildcats have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Perry Commodores at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bath was handed a eight-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Wayne Trace on Thursday. Bath came out on top in a nail-biter against Wayne Trace and snuck past 9-7. The victory was just what Bath needed coming off of an 8-0 loss in their prior matchup.
Joel Rasor made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Rasor was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, Bath got a great performance from Clay Boedicker as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off ten hits (and only one walk).
Back at the plate, Jackson Kohlreiser was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Peyton Liles was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Perry waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 6-1.
Bath made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-2. As for Perry, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything went Bath's way against Perry in their previous matchup back in March of 2016 as Bath made off with an 8-0 victory. Does Bath have another victory up their sleeve, or will Perry turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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