The Waterford Wildcats will face off against the Belpre Golden Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Waterford's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Belpre has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Waterford is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Federal Hocking get on the board and left with a 20-0 victory on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Lancers: they've now won six in a row.
Southern hit Belpre with a five-run sixth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Golden Eagles came up short against the Tornadoes, falling 10-2.
Belpre saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adrik Mclaughlin, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Waterford's victory bumped their record up to 11-7. As for Belpre, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Waterford was able to grind out a solid win over Belpre in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, winning 4-1. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Golden Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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