Chillicothe is 0-8 against Unioto since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Chillicothe Cavaliers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Unioto Shermans at 5:00 p.m.
Chillicothe's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Jackson on Monday. They fell 5-0 to the Ironman/Ironladies.
Meanwhile, Unioto owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Adena. The win made it back-to-back victories for Unioto.
Ashton Crace made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Crace has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Crace was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Crace wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Laydon Patterson, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Chillicothe's loss dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Unioto, they pushed their record up to 17-3 with that win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season.
Chillicothe came up short against Unioto in their previous matchup on Thursday, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Unioto's Owen Link, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that Chillicothe knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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