The Versailles Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the St. Henry Redskins at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Versailles barely beat West Liberty-Salem the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Versailles blew past West Liberty-Salem 14-4 on Friday. The victory was familiar territory for Versailles, who have now won five games in a row.
Damian Barga made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Barga was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his five plate appearances with three runs and two RBI.
In other batting news, Versailles got a massive performance out of Ethan Wilker, who went 3-for-4 with seven RBI, one run, and one double. Those three hits gave Wilker a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Noah Koopman, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, while St. Henry put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Parkway. The Redskins were the clear victors by a 6-0 margin over the Panthers. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Redskins.
Versailles' win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for St. Henry, their record now sits at 9-6.
Versailles came up short against St. Henry in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, falling 8-3. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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