Softball Preview: Pike County Pirates vs. Rutland Hurricanes
Pike County has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Rutland Hurricanes at 5:30 p.m. Pike County will be strutting in after a win while Rutland will be coming in after a loss.
Pike County's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Lamar County 14-0. Considering the Pirates have won 15 matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Rutland's offense. They lost 12-0 to Pike County on Tuesday.
Pike County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Rutland, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 13 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season.
Everything went Pike County's way against Rutland in their previous matchup on Tuesday as Pike County made off with a 12-0 victory. Will Pike County repeat their success, or does Rutland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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