The Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Piketon Redstreaks at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lynchburg-Clay will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Lynchburg-Clay is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Manchester on Wednesday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Greyhounds. The defeat continues a trend for Lynchburg-Clay in their matchups with Manchester: they've now lost five in a row.
Avery Blankenship and Sophia. Michael stepped up to the plate in a big way. Blankenship went 1-for-1 with two RBI and a double, while Michael scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Piketon aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Wednesday extended their overall winning streak to four. They blew past Paint Valley 8-2. Eight seems to be a good number for Piketon as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Paige Helton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Piketon got a big performance out of Laney Brown, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI. Renee Hill was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Lynchburg-Clay now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Piketon, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Lynchburg-Clay might still be hurting after the 10-1 loss they got from Piketon when the teams last played back in April of 2015. Can Lynchburg-Clay avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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