The Steubenville Big Red will square off against the Tri-Valley Scotties at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Steubenville barely beat Zanesville the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Big Red's pitchers stepped up to hand the Blue Devils a 6-0 shutout on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Big Red.
Meanwhile, Tri-Valley waltzed into their contest on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Little Muskies 14-3. The Scotties might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 16 games by six runs or more this season.
Kade Hindel was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brady Kaufman, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Daniel Huffman, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run.
Tri-Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April of 2024.
Steubenville's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-12. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Tri-Valley, their record is now 22-4.
Steubenville might still be hurting after the 9-2 defeat they got from Tri-Valley when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can the Big Red avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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