The Ironton Fighting Tigers will challenge the South Point Pointers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ironton has five straight victories, South Point has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Ironton beats South Point with 12 runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Fighting Tigers were the clear victors by a 12-3 margin over Gallia Academy on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Fighting Tigers, who have now won three games by nine runs or more so far this season.
South Point had taken Fairland down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Wednesday. The Pointers took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dragons.
South Point's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Ironton, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Everything went Ironton's way against South Point in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Ironton made off with an 11-3 victory. Do the Fighting Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pointers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
