The Monroeville Eagles will challenge the Bucyrus Redmen at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Monroeville's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Bucyrus has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
On Friday, Monroeville came up short against South Central and fell 5-1.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bucyrus). Everything went their way against Mansfield Christian on Friday as they made off with a 12-2 win. The victory continues a trend for the Redmen in their matchups with the Flames: they've now won four in a row.
Wyatt Makeever and Micah Burke made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Makeever struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Burke tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the most strikeouts Makeever has posted since April 2nd. At bat, Makeever got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple, while Burke got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, Cohen Chapmen and Isaac Makeever did most of the damage at the plate: Chapmen got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI, while Isaac went 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those two runs gave Chapmen a new career-high. Ben Jones was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Bucyrus always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Bucyrus' win bumped their record up to 3-9. As for Monroeville, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.
Everything went Monroeville's way against Bucyrus in their previous matchup back in April of 2025, as Monroeville made off with a 13-3 victory. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Redmen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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