New Lexington has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the River View Black Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. New Lexington is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, New Lexington had just enough and edged Logan out 7-6.
Mia Metzger made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Metzger was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jorja Burkhart, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Mackenzie McCoy was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, River View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 13-2 walloping at the hands of John Glenn.
River View saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayla McPeak, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
New Lexington's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-8. As for River View, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Everything went New Lexington's way against River View in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as New Lexington made off with a 12-2 win. Will New Lexington repeat their success, or does River View have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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