Ohio County has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Greenwood Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Ohio County will head into Monday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Butler County on Monday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the six-run defeat they were dealt on Thursday. Ohio County fell just short of Butler County by a score of 3-1.
Ohio County got a good showing from Parker Westerfield, who struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Westerfield has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ohio County saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Davey Hiner, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
Even though they lost, Ohio County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 17 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Butler County only tossed five.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Greenwood's offense. They fell 4-0 to DuPont Manual on Saturday. Greenwood just can't catch a break and has now endured five losses in a row.
Ohio County dropped their record down to 10-18-1 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Greenwood, their loss dropped their record down to 22-9.
Ohio County came out on top in a nail-biter against Greenwood in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ohio County since the squad 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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