The Logan Elm Braves are taking a road trip to square off against the Circleville Tigers at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Logan Elm will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Logan Elm's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Fairfield Union hitters got past them. The Braves had just enough and edged out the Falcons 17-15. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Braves have posted since April 7th.
Meanwhile, Circleville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Amanda-Clearcreek on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Tigers have posted against the Aces since April 16, 2019.
Circleville's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Claire Davis, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
The victory made it two in a row for Circleville and bumps their season record up to 5-11. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games. As for Logan Elm, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-2.
Logan Elm came out on top in a nail-biter against Circleville in their previous matchup on April 7th, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Braves since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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