The Buckeye Valley Barons will take on the Bishop Ready Silver Knights at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bishop Ready will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Buckeye Valley extended their winning streak to four on Monday. The Barons' pitchers stepped up to hand Franklin Heights a 13-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bishop Ready, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 14-4 margin over Grandview Heights on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Silver Knights needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
The team relied heavily on Mila Gerardi, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Olyvia Piper, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three RBI and one double.
Bishop Ready always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grandview Heights only posted an OBP of .333.
Buckeye Valley's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Bishop Ready, their win bumped their record up to 5-10.
Buckeye Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Bishop Ready when the teams last played on Tuesday, winning 5-1. Will the Barons repeat their success, or do the Silver Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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