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| 05/15/25 - Home | 5-7 L |
| 04/18/24 - Away | 8-3 W |
| 03/28/23 - Home | 13-12 W |
| 03/27/23 - Away | 10-2 W |
| 03/31/22 - Away | 3-9 L |
| + 5 more games |
Waynesfield-Goshen and Upper Scioto Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Tigers will square off against the Rams on Thursday. Waynesfield-Goshen has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Upper Scioto Valley will come in with four straight victories.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Monday as neither Waynesfield-Goshen nor Spencerville made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Tigers came up short against the Bearcats, falling 8-2.
Waynesfield-Goshen saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jhett Siebeneck, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Upper Scioto Valley). Everything went their way against Cory-Rawson on Saturday as they made off with a 22-9 win. With that victory, the Rams brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Upper Scioto Valley let Wyatt Davis and Mason Thompson run wild. Davis got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, five runs, and two RBI, while Thompson went 3-for-4 with six RBI, three runs, and one stolen base. Upper Scioto Valley is undefeated when Davis posts two or more runs, but 3-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Beau Sanders, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.
Upper Scioto Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .643. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Waynesfield-Goshen's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Upper Scioto Valley, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Waynesfield-Goshen has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Upper Scioto Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Waynesfield-Goshen couldn't quite finish off Upper Scioto Valley when the teams last played on Thursday and fell 7-5. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
