Upper Scioto Valley is preparing for their first conference matchup of the season on Monday. They will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Cory-Rawson Fighting Hornets at 5:00 p.m.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Upper Scioto Valley's offense. They came up short against New Knoxville on Thursday, falling 9-0. The loss continues a trend for the Rams in their meetings with the Rangers: they've now lost three in a row.
Upper Scioto Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Macain Underwood, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Cory-Rawson beat Ada 6-3 on Thursday.
Mason Hall spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up 18 Ks.
On the hitting side, Cory-Rawson let Dom Moon and Lane Banner run wild. Moon scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Banner went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. Those two RBI gave Banner a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Cosart, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Cory-Rawson always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ada only posted an OBP of .250.
The win got Cory-Rawson back to even at 1-1. As for Upper Scioto Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Upper Scioto Valley's way against Cory-Rawson in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Upper Scioto Valley made off with a 13-3 victory. Will the Rams repeat their success, or do the Fighting Hornets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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