The Copperheads sit at 15-15. Both Hamilton and Lake Erie are 11-19. Both teams could still win out and go 17-19, which means that two wins by the Copperheads would give them a playoff berth.
An interesting thing would happen if, somehow, the Copperheads and one of these two teams finished with the same number of wins, which, as you can see, is highly unlikely. The Copperheads would have one game to play (that rainout with Anderson), but the Servants are done with their season Thursday. I would assume that the team will be leaving the Anderson area by Friday, which means that they would not be a team for a possible Monday make-up. As a result, the magic number is two.
If Hamilton loses at home Wednesday (single vs. Lima) and Lake Erie drops at least one to Xenia in a doubleheader Wednesday, then Southern Ohio would be playing Thursday with a chance to clinch a playoff berth.
As for the sixth spot, Xenia leads the way by just a game over the Joes and the Monarchs. Stark County is still lingering three games back. Anderson is the only team without a chance at the playoffs.
Lima's magic number for the regular season title is two with five games to play. Grand Lake's magic number for the two seed is one. Cincinnati has a 1.5 game lead on Licking County for the third seed.
We will keep you posted as we move toward the league tournament, which begins Tuesday at the site of tonight's Copperheads win--Xenia.
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