The Plato Eagles will take on the Salem Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Plato will be strutting in after a victory while Salem will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, Plato needed a bit of extra time to put away Licking. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Wildcats 7-6. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Salem came up short against Ava on Monday, falling 9-2. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Salem saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Hensley, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Plato's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-9. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Salem, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.
Plato couldn't quite finish off Salem when the teams last played last Saturday and fell 6-4. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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