The Licking Heights Hornets will take on the Granville Blue Aces at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Licking Heights has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Granville will arrive with five straight wins.
Licking Heights managed to slip by Lakewood the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Hornets lost 11-1 to the Lancers on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that the Hornets have lost by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Granville). They never let Johnstown-Monroe get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Blue Aces, who have now won seven contests by nine runs or more so far this season.
Granville pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs over those games. As for Licking Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10-1.
Licking Heights might still be hurting after the 14-0 loss they got from Granville when the teams last played on April 7th. Will the Hornets have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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