The Reading Blue Devils will take on the Hughes BIG RED at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Wednesday, Reading needed a bit of extra time to put away Finneytown. They won by a run and slipped past the Wildcats 2-1. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Blue Devils as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Reading saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Hirt, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Hughes was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Mt. Healthy.
Hughes' defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Reading, their win bumped their record up to 4-8.
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