The Danville Blue Devils will venture away from home to square off against the West Muskingum Tornadoes at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Danville's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so West Muskingum's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Danville made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Licking Valley, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Blue Devils fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 2-0 on Monday. The Blue Devils' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
West Muskingum's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Ridgewood on Monday. The Tornadoes came out on top against Fairless by a score of 4-1.
Fraylee Williams spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Daylee Foster, who went 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Gabbi Hammer was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
West Muskingum was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fairless only posted a batting average of .222.
West Muskingum's victory bumped their record up to 15-8. As for Danville, their loss dropped their record down to 18-5.
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