Paints win again at The Jack

Chillicothe 5, Slippery Rock 2

It's amazing, isn't it?

What I find amazing is that the Chillicothe Paints and the Slippery Rock Sliders have pretty much matched each other when it comes to their games against each other, especially when they happen to be the road teams. I don't think I've seen anything quite like this, with the road teams being the more dominant team whenever two certain teams play against each other. More often than not, the road team has left the field victorious, and that really sums up what's been going on between the Paints and the Sliders. Once again in this game, with the Paints on the road at Slippery Rock, defeated the Sliders in a pretty exciting game.

A.J. Achter made the start for the Paints in this game, and he did really well here, going five innings deep in his start, and only giving up a pair of runs. He didn't have a one-two-three inning in any of his five innings pitched, as he gave up four walks that were spread out throughout his start, but still, things were just fine with Achter. He also gave up four hits, but he didn't do anything that was costly, and that's a good thing for the Paints.

Mark Williams would put in three innings of relief for Achter, and he did a solid job overall. Williams hasn't been in much action on the mound lately for the Paints, but here he did see some action, and he made the best of it. Williams would give up only one walk and he would proceed to strike out a pair of batters. Stephen Shackleford pitched the ninth inning for the Paints, and he would end up sealing the deal for the Paints, getting the save. Just like Greg Bigam said on the radio broadcast, nothing really comes easy for the Paints late in the game, but even so, the Paints found a way to get the win, and over a very game Slippery Rock team to boot.

So how's the lumber factory doing? Third baseman Zach Leonard would get an infield single. Left fielder Andy Brouse would get an infield single. First baseman Cory Maguire would get a single and an RBI double. Right fielder Eian Banks would have three hits in this game, and he would get a bunt single, a double, and then an RBI single. Center fielder Zach Frentsos had an infield single. Catcher Kris McDonough would get an RBI off a groundout. Second baseman Tim Krofcheck would get two singles and two RBI's.

Overall, this was a great game played by the Paints. There were points where things were going slow for them, as in the Sliders were just chopping down at the pitching, but the Paints held up. It was more like a bend but don't break kind of approach. I always like that kind of approach if you need to pick yourselves up as a team. The Paints did a good job of not letting the Sliders get to them because sometimes I feel that there are mental things playing into these games against the Sliders. I can't put my finger on what it could be, but the Sliders are a well rounded team when you go over their roster, and I think it's important to get these wins over a team like the Sliders just to boost up their morale.