The Toronto Red Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Toronto only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the nine-point they dealt Southern on Monday. Everything went Toronto's way against Southern as Toronto made off with a 10-1 victory.
Andrea Reeves made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Reeves was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Michelle Anderson was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Callie Anderson was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
Meanwhile, Wheeling Central Catholic had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Zeps an 8-0 shutout. Fans of Wheeling Central Catholic have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
Toronto's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Wheeling Central Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Toronto might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from Wheeling Central Catholic when the teams last played back in May of 2015. Can Toronto avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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