The Memorial Roughriders will challenge the Perkins Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Memorial sitting on three straight wins and Perkins on seven.
Memorial is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Elida 2-1. That's two games straight that the Roughriders have won by just one run.
The home team had won the previous two meetings between Perkins and Clyde, and Perkins kept the tradition alive. The Pirates blew past the Fliers 8-0 on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won 12 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Talon Walton was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three runs.
In other pitching news, Josh Cummings looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, Dante Shipp Jr. was excellent, going 1-for-2 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. Braxden Martin was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Memorial's record now sits at 17-8. As for Perkins, their record is now 20-5-1.
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