Chillicothe has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Benton Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Chillicothe's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Maryville on Tuesday. They lost 11-0 to the Spoofhounds.
Meanwhile, Benton stacked a 16th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Lafayette 15-0. The win was nothing new for Benton as they're now sitting on 12 straight.
The team relied heavily on Myles Bachali, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Treigh Nowak, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Chillicothe's defeat dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Benton, they pushed their record up to 23-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Chillicothe came out on top in a nail-biter against Benton in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 5-4. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Benton's Chris Coy, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Chillicothe still be able to contain Coy? There's only one way to find out.
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