Baseball Game Preview: Charlestown Pirates vs. Clarksville Generals

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Previous Games

04/25/24 - Away	10-0 W
04/27/23 - Home	10-0 W
04/28/22 - Away	7-3 W
05/20/21 - Home	2-1 W
05/06/19 - Home	2-1 W
+ 5 more games

Charlestown has gone 8-2 against Clarksville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Generals at 6:00 p.m. Neither Charlestown nor Clarksville posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

On Tuesday, Charlestown came up short against Madison and fell 5-2. The Pirates have struggled against the Cubs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Charlestown saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Helton, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Meanwhile, Clarksville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 16-1 to South Dearborn.

Charlestown's loss dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Clarksville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.

Clarksville's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Charlestown hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .346. It's a different story for Clarksville, though, as they've only averaged .180. Will they be able to contain Charlestown's hitters?

Charlestown took their win against Clarksville when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 10-0 score. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Generals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.