The Loudonville Redbirds will look to defend their home field on Friday against the South Central Trojans at 5:30 p.m. Loudonville will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Last Monday, Loudonville didn't have quite enough to beat Lucas and fell 2-1.
Meanwhile, South Central came into Tuesday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Mapleton by a score of 10-5 on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what South Central needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Eric Sanders made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Sanders has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Sanders was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bryan Chaffee, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Alex Hamons, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Loudonville now has a losing record at 6-7. As for South Central, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-8.
Loudonville came out on top in a nail-biter against South Central when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Does Loudonville have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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