Baseball Game Preview: Byron on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 3:34am

Baseball Preview: Byron Tigers vs. Durand/Pecatonica Rivermen

Byron is on a 17-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Durand/Pecatonica is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Byron Tigers will take on the Durand/Pecatonica Rivermen at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Byron will be strutting in after a win while Durand/Pecatonica will be coming in after a defeat.

Byron is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Lutheran (and have done all season long). Byron was the clear victor by a 14-1 margin over Lutheran on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Durand/Pecatonica came up short against River Ridge/Scales Mound on Saturday and fell 10-6. Durand/Pecatonica has not had much luck with River Ridge/Scales Mound recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Byron is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3-1 record this season. As for Durand/Pecatonica, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.

Everything went Byron's way against Durand/Pecatonica in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Byron made off with a 21-4 victory. Will Byron repeat their success, or does Durand/Pecatonica have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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