The Middletown Middies will venture away from home to square off against the Colerain Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Middletown comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Middletown lost 13-3 to Lakota West on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Colerain got themselves on the board against Sycamore on Wednesday, but Sycamore never followed suit. They didn't even let the Aviators on the board, marking their second-straight 2-0 shutout. The game was the first time the Cardinals have beaten the Aviators on their field since April 17, 2018.
Colerain got a great performance from Paxton Behrle as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Behrle has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Colerain saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vinny Taylor, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases. Those stolen bases were Taylor's first of the season.
The victory made it two in a row for Colerain and bumps their season record up to 3-4. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of two runs across that stretch. As for Middletown, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Middletown skirted past Colerain 7-5 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Middies since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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