Baseball Game Preview: Central Lee Hawks vs. Chariton Chargers

The Central Lee Hawks will face off against the Chariton Chargers on Saturday. Central Lee is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.

Central Lee's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Wilton by a score of 3-0.

Meanwhile, Chariton made easy work of Louisa-Muscatine on Tuesday and carried off a 10-2 victory. The Chargers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by six runs or more this season.

Central Lee's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Chariton, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season.

Everything went Central Lee's way against Chariton when the teams last played back in July of 2019, as Central Lee made off with a 10-0 win. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Chargers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.